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STONE AGE
Paleolithic stone age	n. 120 000 BC.
Mesolithic stone age	8600-5000 BC.
- The Suomusjärvi Culture	8300-5000 BC.
Neolithic stone age	5000-1500 BC.
The Combed Ware Culture	5000-3200 BC.
Early Comb Ceramics, style I:1	5000-4500 BC.
- Säräisniemi 1 Ceramics	5000-4500 BC.
Early Comb Ceramics, style I:2	4500-4000 BC.
- Jäkärlä Group	4300-3900 BC.
Typical Combed Ware	3900-3400 BC.
Late Combed Ware	3600-3200 BC.
The Pyheensilta Group	3200-2800 BC.
The Corded Ware Culture	3200-2300 BC.
Kierikki Ceramics	3600-3100 BC.
Pöljä and Jysmä Ceramics	3100-1900 BC.
The Kiukainen Culture	2300-1500 BC.

BRONZE AGE
Western Bronze Age	1500 - 500 BC.
Early Metal Period, a general term for Bronze Age and Pre Roman Iron Age	1900 BC. - 0/300 AD.
Textile Ceramics (Sarsa-Tomitsa)	1900 - 500 BC.
Lovozero Ceramics	1900 - 1000 BC.
Paimio Ceramics	1500 - 800 BC.
Morby Ceramics	800 BC. - 300 AD.
Anttila Ceramics	1100 - 500 BC.
Luukonsaari Ceramics	900 BC. - 300 AD.
Sirnihta Ceramics	600 BC. - 300 AD.
Kjelmøy Ceramics	600 BC. - 300 AD.

IRON AGE
The Pre Roman Period	500 BC. - 0
The Early Roman Period	0 - 200 AD.
The Late Roman Period	200 - 400 AD.
The Migration Period	400 - 575/600 AD.
The Merovingian Period	575/600 - 800 AD.
The Viking Age	800 - 1025/1050 AD.
The Crusade Period	1025/1050 - 1150/1300 AD.

In the table above the Stone Age and Bronze Age datings are calibrated radiocarbon datings. The calibrated values have been rounded to the nearest 100 of years. Stone Age datings originate from different sources (Edgren 1999, Carpelan 1999, 2000). Iron Age datings base on historical records/data and are in calendar years.