Palaeolithic Collection (#5)

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)

Arsinotherium, extinct genus of paenungulate mammal. 1908 (Print)
7234468 Arsinotherium, extinct genus of paenungulate mammal.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arsinotherium zitteli)

Early Seagoing Ships (litho)
7184126 Early Seagoing Ships (litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Seagoing Ships)

Extinct wild horses of the late Tertiary. 1908 (Print)
7234496 Extinct wild horses of the late Tertiary.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fossil wild horses of the late Tertiary)

Palaeotherium, extinct genus of perissodactyl ungulate. 1908 (Print)
7234491 Palaeotherium, extinct genus of perissodactyl ungulate.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palaeotherium, extinct genus of perissodactyl ungulate)

Merycoidodon, extinct genus of a herbivorous artiodactyl. 1908 (Print)
7234488 Merycoidodon, extinct genus of a herbivorous artiodactyl.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merycoidodon)

Coryphodon radians, extinct pantodont mammal of the Eocene. 1908 (Print)
7234486 Coryphodon radians, extinct pantodont mammal of the Eocene. 1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coryphodon radians)

Rock hyrax, Procavia capensis. 1908 (Print)
7234483 Rock hyrax, Procavia capensis.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, or dassie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit)

Hyracodon, extinct genus of pony-like mammal, Oligocene. 1908 (Print)
7234481 Hyracodon, extinct genus of pony-like mammal, Oligocene. 1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hyracodon, extinct genus of pony-like mammal, Oligocene)

Metamynodon, extinct genus of amynodont rhino. 1908 (Print)
7234480 Metamynodon, extinct genus of amynodont rhino.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Metamynodon, extinct genus of amynodont rhino)

Extinct sea lilies or crinoids, Crinoidea, on the seabed. 1908 (Print)
7234474 Extinct sea lilies or crinoids, Crinoidea, on the seabed.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct sea lilies or crinoids, Crinoidea)

Tarsius, haplorrhine primate genus of tarsiers. 1908 (Print)
7234473 Tarsius, haplorrhine primate genus of tarsiers.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarsius)

Mastodon of the extinct genus Mammuthus. 1908 (Print)
7234471 Mastodon of the extinct genus Mammuthus.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mastodon, proboscidean belonging to the extinct genus Mammuthus)

Eohippus angustidens, extinct species of small equid ungulate. 1908 (Print)
7234493 Eohippus angustidens, extinct species of small equid ungulate.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eohippus angustidens)

Pantolambda, extinct genus of pantodont mammal. 1908 (Print)
7234485 Pantolambda, extinct genus of pantodont mammal.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pantolambda, extinct genus of Paleocene pantodont mammal)

Muskox or musk ox, Ovibos moschatus. 1908 (Print)
7234475 Muskox or musk ox, Ovibos moschatus.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muskox or musk ox, Ovibos moschatus)

Extinct ammonites swimming in the ocean. 1908 (illustration)
7233352 Extinct ammonites swimming in the ocean. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct ammonites swimming in the ocean)

Hadrosaurs or duck-billed dinosaurs feeding in a river. 1908 (illustration)
7233346 Hadrosaurs or duck-billed dinosaurs feeding in a river. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Moa birds being hunted by men with bows and arrows. 1908 (illustration)
7233336 Moa birds being hunted by men with bows and arrows. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Phenacodus, extinct genus of ungulate mammal. 1908 (Print)
7234492 Phenacodus, extinct genus of ungulate mammal.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phenacodus, extinct genus of ungulate mammal)

Northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita, endangered. 1908 (Print)
7234490 Northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita, endangered. 1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Northern bald ibis, hermit ibis, or waldrapp)

Hyaenodon, extinct genus of carnivorous mammals. 1908 (Print)
7234489 Hyaenodon, extinct genus of carnivorous mammals.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hyaenodon, extinct carnivorous mammals)

Aepycamelus, extinct genus of camelids, Miocene. 1908 (Print)
7234482 Aepycamelus, extinct genus of camelids, Miocene.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aepycamelus, the long-necked camel, extinct genus of camelids)

Teleoceras, extinct genus of grazing rhinoceros, Miocene and Pliocene, 1908 (Print)
7234478 Teleoceras, extinct genus of grazing rhinoceros, Miocene and Pliocene, 1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Teleoceras)

Protoceras, extinct genus of Artiodactyla. 1908 (Print)
7234477 Protoceras, extinct genus of Artiodactyla.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Protoceras celer, extinct species of Artiodactyla)

Dorcatherium, extinct genus of tragulid ruminant. 1908 (Print)
7234476 Dorcatherium, extinct genus of tragulid ruminant.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorcatherium, extinct genus of tragulid ruminant)

Palaeomastodon, extinct genus of Proboscidea. 1908 (Print)
7234470 Palaeomastodon, extinct genus of Proboscidea.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palaeomastodon, extinct genus of Proboscidea)

Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie)
7243317 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 Ceratodus latissimus among reeds on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration)
7233358 Extinct Ceratodus latissimus among reeds on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient coral reefs on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration)
7233355 Ancient coral reefs on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Extinct trilobites on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration)
7233351 Extinct trilobites on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct trilobites on the ocean floor)

Stegosaurus armatus of the Late Jurassic. 1908 (illustration)
7233344 Stegosaurus armatus of the Late Jurassic. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stegosaurus armatus)

But we have good reasons to believe that the airplane was already known in prehistoric eras (colour litho)
7180994 But we have good reasons to believe that the airplane was already known in prehistoric eras (colour litho) by Echau

Extinct wild horses of the Diluvial. 1908 (Print)
7234497 Extinct wild horses of the Diluvial.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild horses of the Diluvial era)

Hypohippus, extinct genus of three-toed horse, Miocene. 1908 (Print)
7234495 Hypohippus, extinct genus of three-toed horse, Miocene. 1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hypohippus, extinct genus of three-toed horse, Miocene)

Mesohippus, extinct genus of early horse. 1908 (Print)
7234494 Mesohippus, extinct genus of early horse.1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mesohippus, extinct genus of early horse)

Aceratherium, extinct genus of rhinoceros, Miocene. 1908 (Print)
7234479 Aceratherium, extinct genus of rhinoceros, Miocene. 1908 (Print) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aceratherium, extinct genus of rhinoceros, Miocene)

A Sawrian (engraving)
7177721 A Sawrian (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sawrian. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood, 1836 (A H Baily).); © Look and Learn

Bull, with Deer and Horse, Upper Paleolithic, from the Cave of Lascaux, France, c. 17. 000-15. 000 BC (painting)
AIS5366559 Bull, with Deer and Horse, Upper Paleolithic, from the Cave of Lascaux, France, c.17.000-15.000 BC (painting) by Prehistoric; Caves of Lascaux, Dordogne

Carte de la region parisienne aux premiers ages prehistoriques (engraving)
7179740 Carte de la region parisienne aux premiers ages prehistoriques (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prehistoric boys learning the letters of the alphabet (litho)
7201210 Prehistoric boys learning the letters of the alphabet (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistoric boys learning the letters of the alphabet)

Habitations antehistoriques des lacs de la Suisse (engraving)
7179869 Habitations antehistoriques des lacs de la Suisse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habitations antehistoriques des lacs de la Suisse)

Channel swimmer, prehistoric sports (chromolitho)
7150230 Channel swimmer, prehistoric sports (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Channel swimmer, prehistoric sports)

Specimens de gravures prehistoriques sur os et ivoire, trouves dans les cavernes du Perigord (engraving)
7179874 Specimens de gravures prehistoriques sur os et ivoire, trouves dans les cavernes du Perigord (engraving) by French School

Le Nouraghe de Zuri, pres Abbasanta, Sardaigne, Elevation (engraving)
7179867 Le Nouraghe de Zuri, pres Abbasanta, Sardaigne, Elevation (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Nouraghe de Zuri, pres Abbasanta, Sardaigne)

Man in the Time of the Giant Bear and Mammoth (engraving)
7181330 Man in the Time of the Giant Bear and Mammoth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man in the Time of the Giant Bear and Mammoth)

Implements of the Stone Age (litho)
6013467 Implements of the Stone Age (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Implements of the Stone Age)

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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.