Prehistoric Collection (page 7)

Iguanodon, 1895. Reconstruction of an Iguanodon, a large herbivorous dinosaur, sketched from a model on show at the Natural History Museum, London

Venus of Willendorf, Stone Age oolitic limestone carving, c24, 000-c22, 000 BC. A carved female figure, discovered at a Palaeolithic site at Willendorf, Austria in 1908

Lake dwellings and associated artefacts from Lake Zurich Switzerland, 1888. Based on the mid-19th century work of Swiss archaeologist Ferdinand Keller

Neolithic implements of stone, flint and horn, c1890. A range of tools and weapons including axes, hammers, knives and arrowheads

Stone Age tumulus containing two chambers, Rodding, Denmark, 1913. Also known as barrows, tumuli are mounds of earth and stones raised over graves

Bison, copy of a Palaeolithic cave painting at Altamira, northern Spain, 1913. The original cave paintings at Altamira were produced between about 14, 000 and 12, 000 BC

An Inward View of Stonehenge from behind the High Altar, 1760. Stonehenge, the megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain, England, which dates from c2000 BC

Late Neolithic / early Bronze Age ceramic beaker, European, c4000 BC
Late Neolithic/early Bronze Age ceramic beaker, European, c4000 BC. Distinctive bell-shaped beaker with stamped geometric decoration

Mycenean dagger with lion decoration, c1450-c1100 BC. Large numbers of weapons have been found in the tombs of Mycenean warriors, probably placed there as an indication of their prowess in battle

Ruins of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae
Site of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae. Mycenae was the home of Agamemnon and capital of the Achaean Greeks from c1450-c1100 BC

Artists reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age, 1889. In the left background metal is being heated in a furnace, while at the right molten metal is being poured into a mould

Artists reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge, 1890. In the centre a smith is hammering iron, while in the background another is working at the furnace

Horse and Hind, Palaeolithic cave painting from Altamira, southern Spain, c16, 000-c9000 BC
Horse and Hind, Palaeolithic cave painting from Altamira, southern Spain, c16000-c9000 BC

Prehistoric Anatolian cultural relic from Catal Huyuk, 5750 BC. A gold figure in the form of a stag. The archaeological remains found at Catal Huyuk in central Anatolia indicate that a settlement

Geology and Palaeontology, c1880. Diagram showing geological eras and periods with the rock strata associated with each (right) as well as the types of flora and fauna alive at the time

Cretaceous Dinosaur fossil, Mesozoic era. The Cretaceous period is a division of the geological time scale that belongs to the Mesozoic Era; it began 145 million years ago

Palette with bull goring man, circa late 4th millennium BC. The Bull Palette is an ancient Egyptian palette in the corpus of iconographic cosmetic palettes that focus on topics from the Late

Wall of the pre-historic site at Phyllakopi on Milos, 31st century BC
Cycladic period wall of the pre-historic site at Phyllakopi on Milos, 31st century BC

Phyllakopi on Milos, an ancient centre of the obsidian trade, 31st century BC
Pre-historic site at Phyllakopi on Milos, which was the centre of the obsidian trade, 31st century BC

The Cave of Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth, on Crete, with a fig tree (symbol of fertility) at the entrance to the cave

Cast of a slab from the Tumulus of Petit-mont, Prehistoric
Cast of a slab from the Tumulus of Petit-mont, Arzon. It is the third support of the left in the chamber of the dolmen. The human feet shown were possibly added later

Engraved support from a tumulus, Prehistoric
Engraved support from the tumulus of Mane-er-H roek in Locmariaquer, Prehistoric

Dolmen of Mane Lud, Prehistoric
Dolmen of Mane Lud from Locmariaquer in France, Prehistoric

Champ-Dolent Menhir, thirty feet high, from Dol-de-Bretagne in Brittany

Megalithic alignments at Carnac, 34th century BC
Megalithic alignments at Carnac, Brittany, 34th century BC

Megalithic alignments at Menec, 34th century BC
Megalithic alignments at Menec, Carnac, Brittany, 34th century BC

Neolithic stone axe
A neolithic stone axe in antler socket and wooden haft (wood is modern), from the Louvres collection

Detail of Stonehenge
Showing the Trithillion bearing the Mycenaean dagger and axe as marks on the left hand upright stone

Stonehenge at Midsummer Sunrise

Detail of Stonehenge, 3000 BC - 2000 BC
Shows the sockets on the underside of the fallen crosspiece and the boss on the top of the upright stone, 3000 BC - 2000 BC

Detail of Stonehenge, c. 3000-2000 BC
Showing the Trithillion bearing the Mycenaean dagger and axe as marks on the left hand upright stone, c.3000-2000 BC

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, 18th century. The famous megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, dating from c2800 BC-c1800 BC

Silbury Hill, Wiltshire, England, 1836. A prehistoric earth mound thought to date from c2500 BC, Silbury Hill is the largest man-made mound in Europe. Its purpose is still unknown

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