Palaeolithic Collection (#4)

Immaculate Conception with horticultural Franciscans. Origin of the choir
6267480 Immaculate Conception with horticultural Franciscans. Origin of the choir. Signed left bottom "ADEVOZION DE DA TERESA, Sanchez Yepros ?". 18th century. Juan Sanchez

Prehistory: Flint bifaces of the Acheulean period (Paleolithic)
AIS5383397 Prehistory: Flint bifaces of the Acheulean period (Paleolithic). by Paleolithic; Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto

Male Neanderthal skull, front view
UIG5430351 Male Neanderthal skull, front view by Prehistoric; Natural History Museum, London, UK; Dorling Kindersley/UIG

5378582
AIS5378582 by Prehistoric; © Iberfoto

Crane Trepane, Corbieres cave (Aude) (object)
7305468 Crane Trepane, Corbieres cave (Aude) (object) by Prehistoric; Musee Archeologique, Narbonne, France; (add.info.: Crane trepane (trepanation) discovered in a cave in Corbieres

Prehistoric tool, Solutrean period (object)
7305467 Prehistoric tool, Solutrean period (object) by Prehistoric; Musee Archeologique, Narbonne, France; (add.info.: Prehistoric tool: large flint laurel leaf blade (about 20 cm), Solutrean period

Stone Age Mound, c. 1820 (oil on canvas)
7305323 Stone Age Mound, c.1820 (oil on canvas) by Carus, Karl Gustav (1789-1869); 33.4x43.4 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info)

Pierced shells from the Neolithic era, constituting a necklace (object)
7305472 Pierced shells from the Neolithic era, constituting a necklace (object) by Prehistoric; Musee Archeologique, Narbonne

From the time of the pile dwellings, Lake Constance, Germany, History
7279714 From the time of the pile dwellings, Lake Constance, Germany, History by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the time of the pile dwellings, Lake Constance)

Dolmen known as Les Palets-de-Gargant, Charnizay, Touraine
7301815 Dolmen known as Les Palets-de-Gargant, Charnizay, Touraine by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Dolmen called Les Palets-de-Gargantua in Charnizay in Indre-et-Loire The building was probably)

Dolmen known as Les Palets-de-Gargant, Charnizay, Touraine
7301842 Dolmen known as Les Palets-de-Gargant, Charnizay, Touraine by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Dolmen called Les Palets-de-Gargantua in Charnizay in Indre-et-Loire The building was probably)

Prehistory : a wounded man (Rock painting)
1747802 Prehistory : a wounded man (Rock painting) by Prehistoric; Grotte de Cougnac, Lot, France; (add.info.: Rock painting on the wall of Cougnac cave)

A Breton peasant passes by, signing in front of a Christian menhir, 1880-1885 (Illustration)
7298948 A Breton peasant passes by, signing in front of a Christian menhir, 1880-1885 (Illustration) by Ferat, Jules (b.1819) (after); (add.info)

Four prehistoric chisels, 35000-10000 BC (stone)
904925 Four prehistoric chisels, 35000-10000 BC (stone) by Prehistoric; Musee des Antiquities Nationales, St-Germain-en-Laye, France

Two pebbles dotted with red, 10000-4000 BC (stone)
904924 Two pebbles dotted with red, 10000-4000 BC (stone) by Prehistoric; Musee des Antiquities Nationales, St-Germain-en-Laye, France

Portico (stone)
904690 Portico (stone) by Celtic, (3rd-2nd century BC); Musee de la Vieille Charite, Marseille, France

The Lairds House, Jarlshof, prehistoric Norse settlement, Shetland, Scotland, UK (photo)
7268968 The Lairds House, Jarlshof, prehistoric Norse settlement, Shetland, Scotland, UK (photo) by Prehistoric; © Stephen Coyne. All rights reserved 2022

Interior a of round house, Jarlshof, prehistoric Norse settlement, Shetland, Scotland, UK (photo)
7268967 Interior a of round house, Jarlshof, prehistoric Norse settlement, Shetland, Scotland, UK (photo) by Prehistoric; © Stephen Coyne. All rights reserved 2022

The Rollright Stones, boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, King Stone - 4th to 2nd century BC (photo)
7268857 The Rollright Stones, boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, King Stone - 4th to 2nd century BC (photo) by Prehistoric; (add.info)

The Rollright Stones, boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, Whispering Knights burial chamber
7268848 The Rollright Stones, boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, Whispering Knights burial chamber, remains of an early Neolithic burial chamber

The Rollright Stones, boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, Kings Men stone circle - 2500 BC (photo)
7268847 The Rollright Stones, boundary between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, Kings Men stone circle - 2500 BC (photo) by Prehistoric; (add.info)

Witnesses to Prehistory (Colour Litho)
2778312 Witnesses to Prehistory (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Witnesses of Prehistory)

Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie)
7243318 Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie)
7243316 Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info)

Extinct woolly rhinoceros on the steppes. 1908 (illustration)
7233360 Extinct woolly rhinoceros on the steppes. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woolly rhinoceros, Coelodonta antiquitatis, on the steppes)

Vulnerable tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, on the shore. 1908 (illustration)
7233359 Vulnerable tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, on the shore. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vulnerable tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus)

Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, foraging for food. 1908 (illustration)
7233356 Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, foraging for food. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Short-beaked echidna)

Hesperornis regalis, extinct flightless bird, Cretaceous. 1908 (illustration)
7233345 Hesperornis regalis, extinct flightless bird, Cretaceous. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hesperornis regalis)

Sivatherium giganteum in a jungle clearing. 1908 (illustration)
7233341 Sivatherium giganteum in a jungle clearing. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sivatherium giganteum in a jungle clearing)

Megatherium americanum in the moonlight. 1908 (illustration)
7233335 Megatherium americanum in the moonlight. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Megatherium americanum (Great Beast) in the moonlight

Primitive men with spears hunting a glyptodon. 1908 (illustration)
7233334 Primitive men with spears hunting a glyptodon. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Primitive men with spears hunting a glyptodon, a large)

Archegosaurus decheni by a river in a primordial jungle. 1908 (illustration)
7233354 Archegosaurus decheni by a river in a primordial jungle. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

European bison or zubr in a forest clearing. 1908 (illustration)
7233353 European bison or zubr in a forest clearing. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: European bison or zubr in a forest clearing)

Extinct Diplodocus longus on the plains. 1908 (illustration)
7233350 Extinct Diplodocus longus on the plains. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct Diplodocus longus on the plains)

Pteranodon longiceps flying over the sea. 1908 (illustration)
7233347 Pteranodon longiceps flying over the sea. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pteranodon longiceps flying over the sea)

Deinotherium giganteum pulling down high foliage with its trunk. 1908 (illustration)
7233343 Deinotherium giganteum pulling down high foliage with its trunk. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Extinct great auks standing on the edge of a cliff. 1908 (illustration)
7233361 Extinct great auks standing on the edge of a cliff. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great auks standing on the edge of a cliff)

Rhamphorhynchus pterosaurs flying in the moonlight. 1908 (illustration)
7233340 Rhamphorhynchus pterosaurs flying in the moonlight. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhamphorhynchus pterosaurs flying in the moonlight)

Iguanodon bernissartensis in a prehistoric fern forest. 1908 (illustration)
7233339 Iguanodon bernissartensis in a prehistoric fern forest. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, on a river bank. 1908 (illustration)
7233357 Duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, on a river bank. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duck-billed platypus)

Extinct ichthyosaurs jumping above the ocean. 1908 (illustration)
7233349 Extinct ichthyosaurs jumping above the ocean. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct ichthyosaurs, Ichthyosaurus communis)

Two Archeopteryx foraging on the shore. 1908 (illustration)
7233348 Two Archeopteryx foraging on the shore. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Archeopteryx foraging on the shore)

Uintatherium anceps in a jungle clearing. 1908 (illustration)
7233342 Uintatherium anceps in a jungle clearing. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uintatherium anceps in a jungle clearing)

Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus in the ocean. 1908 (illustration)
7233338 Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus in the ocean. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus in the ocean)

Entelodon, extinct genus of entelodont artiodactyl. 1908 (Print)
7234487 Entelodon, extinct genus of entelodont artiodactyl.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entelodon, extinct genus of entelodont artiodactyl)

Eurasian cave lion, Panthera spelaea. 1908 (Print)
7234484 Eurasian cave lion, Panthera spelaea.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eurasian cave lion, Panthera spelaea, extinct big cat species)

Columbian mammoth extinct species of mammoth, Pleistocene. 1908 (Print)
7234472 Columbian mammoth extinct species of mammoth, Pleistocene.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbian mammoth, Mammuthus columbi)

Moeritherium, extinct genus of proboscidean of the Eocene. 1908 (Print)
7234469 Moeritherium, extinct genus of proboscidean of the Eocene. 1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moeritherium)

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Palaeolithic: Journey into the Ancient World" Step back in time and explore the captivating world of Palaeolithic, a period that dates back thousands of years. From intricate cave paintings to enigmatic figurines, this era has left behind an extraordinary legacy for us to unravel. One remarkable site is Lascaux II, where a replica of its famous cave painting transports us to a time when early humans expressed their creativity on stone walls. These Stone-Age cave paintings found in Chauvet, France offer glimpses into their daily lives and spiritual beliefs. Speaking of Chauvet, it seems this region was truly an artistic hub during the Stone Age. The abundance and diversity of these ancient artworks continue to astound researchers today. Each stroke tells a story - stories that have survived centuries. But Palaeolithic isn't just about art; it's also about fascinating creatures that once roamed our planet. Take the Siberian unicorn or Elasmotherium sibiricum as an example – an awe-inspiring creature captured in illustrations from 1908. Such discoveries remind us how diverse life on Earth used to be. The Venus figurines are another intriguing aspect of this era. Whether it's the Venus of Brassempouy or the iconic Venus of Willendorf, these Stone Age masterpieces provide insights into human perceptions of beauty and fertility at that time. And let's not forget our ancestors. Homo rudolfensis (KNM-ER 1470) and Homo habilis (KNM-ER 1813) represent important milestones in human evolution during Palaeolithic times. Their remains shed light on our own origins and how we became who we are today. Lastly, there are carvings like those from Magdalenian culture – intricate works etched onto stone surfaces with precision and skill. These carvings serve as evidence for sophisticated craftsmanship and the cultural significance of art in Palaeolithic societies.