Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Explore more than 1,000 essays on a wide range of topics, including artists, materials, movements, and themes.
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The earliest evidence of metallurgy found in the Isthmus of Panama can be dated between the second and third centuries CE.
Orlando Hernández Ying
May 27, 2025
Bannerstones were made by nomadic hunter-gatherer peoples in the eastern half of North America between 6000 and 1000 BCE during the Archaic period.
Anna Blume
February 18, 2025
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’sHeilbrunn Timeline of Art History presents a thematic, chronological, and geographical exploration of global art history through The Met collection. Authored by The Met’s experts, the digital publication is a reference, research, and teaching tool conceived for students and scholars of art history. TheTimeline currently comprises more than 1,000 essays and 300 chronologies. It is regularly updated and enriched to provide new scholarship and insights on The Met collection.
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The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund.
Additional support is provided by Cynthia and John S. Reed.