WHAT IS THE BUBALUS PERIOD ?

BUBALUS PERIOD: The earliest phase of rock art in northern Africa, between 12,000 and 8000 bc, in which large-scale carvings of animals appeared. These early engravings – in southern Oran, Algeria, and Libya – reflect a hunting economy based on the now-extinct giant buffalo Homoioceras antiquus or Bubalus antiquus (hence the name).

WHAT IS THE BROWNWARE POTTERY ?

BROWNWARE POTTERY: A brown-glazed earthenware; pottery that fires to a brown or reddish color.

WHAT IS THE BROOCH ?

BROOCH: An ornamental pin or piece of decorative metalwork attached by a pin, that was either a fastener or ornament; they are found from c. 1400 bc. Brooches developed from the Roman fibula, which was similar to a safety pin, and were first made at La Tène on Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Their styles vary, especially in the twisting of the spring, and may be used to date other finds. There were long brooches, rosette or circular brooches, and penannular types.

WHAT IS THE BRONZE MIRROR ?

BRONZE MIRROR: Any of the smooth-faced bronze disks of eastern Asia in the late 2nd millennium bc. These cast-decorated items became important to the Han dynasty elite in China. In Korea and Japan they were used for rituals or ceremonies.