Pre Historic Collection

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork depicting various animals painted on the wall of a cave

AVEBURY CIRCLE. The Druidical circle of ruins at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Wood engraving, 19th century

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork depicting various animals painted on the wall of a cave

Stonehenge and crop circle N960002
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view of Stonehenge with crop circle in the foreground

Cave of the hands, Argentina
Olympus Digital Camera

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork of horses painted on the wall of a cave

Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire, UK
The Uffington White Horse is a highly stylised prehistoric hill figure, 110 m long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk

Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003
STONEHENGE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. A car drives past an a box towards Stonehenge. Photograph 1930, from the Ministry of Works Blue Album

Avebury Stone Circle J900435
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Sunrise over the stones

Stonehenge sunset J870232
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Mid-Summer sunset

Geological Strata 19C
A schematic representation of geology and palaeontology

Prehistoric stone circle in frost, Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stonehenge J850008
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Stones at sunset with snow in the foreground

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork depicting various animals painted on the wall of a cave

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork of fighting rhinoceroses painted on the wall of a cave

Avebury Stone Circle N070083
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Avebury stone circle, Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stonehenge N071215
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. A floodlit view of Stonehenge. Late evening / dusk

Avebury Stone Circle N071124
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Fossils from the palaeozoic era
Life forms of the palaeozoic era (for identification of individual items, refer to the book page 13-14)

Stonehenge K030912
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of the circle from the west at sunrise

Stonehenge K021103
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View from the North East at sunrise

Castlerigg Stone Circle J850518
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, Cumbria. View to South West of part of the stone circle with snow covered hills beyond

Stonehenge from the air K040315
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the site looking south east

Laetoli fossil footprints. Artwork showing the Laetoli footprints that were preserved in volcanic ash deposits around 3.5 million years ago. They were discovered in 1976 in Laetoli, Tanzania

Silbury Hill N060151
SILBURY HILL, Avebury, Wiltshire. View from the east looking towards the snow covered mound. Part of the Avebury World Heritage Site

Stonehenge sunset M890091
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of the stone circle looking south west along axis. Mid-winter sunset with snow

Spinosaurus dinosaur, artwork. Spinosaurus were enormous meat-eating dinosaurs that lived during the late Cretaceous period (99 to 65 million years ago)

Knapped Flint Tools
A selection of flint and bones tools from a range of prehistoric eras incl. microliths used in compound tools of the mesolithic to earlier scrapers and choppers

Avebury Stone Circle J880248
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing " Harvest Ceremony at the Cove in Northern Inner Circle " by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team

Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs mating. Artwork of male (right) and female (left) Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs mating. Some theories say that this dinosaur had feathers and fur, as seen here

Grimes Graves J940184
GRIMES GRAVES, Norfolk. 1994 cutaway reconstruction drawing of Prehistoric flint mining by Terry Ball (English Heritage Graphics Team). Recent evidence suggests that ladders may not have been used

Avebury Stone Circle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement N071133
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT, Dartmoor, Devon. General view of stone row avenue against an overcast sky

Avebury Stone Circle N071125
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Stonehenge J870257
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of the stones against a cloudy summer sky

Brachiosaurus dinosaurs at water, computer artwork. Brachiosaurus was the tallest dinosaur, standing up to 16 metres tall. It could weigh up to 70 tons

Prehistoric spear-thrower. Artwork of how a spear-thrower (or atlatl) is used to throw a feathered dart. At top and centre, the dart is loaded. At bottom, it is being thrown

1814 Mary Anning first ichthyosaur skull
Temnodontosaurus platydon

Celtic bronze swords
Bronze swords of the Celts, found in Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, Spain
Prehistoric cave painting of a bull, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction

Stonehenge K030970
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Detailed view of the stones from the south

West Kennet Long Barrow K910277
WEST KENNET LONG BARROW, Wiltshire. Stones at the entrance

Chysauster Ancient Village J910203
CHYSAUSTER ANCIENT VILLAGE, Cornwall. General View

Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel 158 by the 60 ton Brabazon Crane, the larger of two cranes used to lift stones

Avebury Stone Circle N080684
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. View of the sarsens which form part of the south west side of the circle

Lanyon Quoit, near Madron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mammoth. Artists impression of a herd of mammoths (Mammuthus sp.). The mammoth was a large mammal adapted to the cold conditions of the Pleistocene Ice Age of some 2 million years ago

Islamic carvings, Alhambra, Spain
Islamic carvings, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. These carvings are in the Hall of the two Sisters

1855 Punch Dinosaurs Crystal Palace
1855 Cartoon from Punchs Almanac of that year, ascribed to John Leech. " A visit to the antediluvian reptiles at Sydenham - master Tom strongly objects to having his mind improved"

Druid carrying mistletoe and a sickle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Stonehenge N100564
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Snowy view of the Avenue from Stonehenge Bottom

Arbor Low Stone Circle N070641
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE, Derbyshire. Aerial view of neolithic monument

West Kennet Long Barrow N072012
WEST KENNET LONG BARROW, Avebury, Wiltshire. Aerial view

The Battersea Shield, Celtic, from early Iron Age in the first century AD, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Balloon over Stonehenge N060085
STONEHENGE. Wiltshire. Detail of the stones with a hot air balloon. This balloon flight over Stonehenge commemorated one hundred years of aerial photography, 1906-2006

Stonehenge J040120
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view against a blue sky

Trilobite fossil. Fossil of a trilobite (Aristoharpes sp.) from the Devonian period (around 370 million years ago), showing the species characteristic, spade-like shape

Stonehenge N070698
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Vertical aerial view

Stonehenge and The Avenue N070631
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Oblique aerial view including Stonehenge and The Avenue

Stonehenge at twilight N090035
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view of Stonehenge at twilight showing recent snowfall

Stanton Drew Circles and Cove N080713
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE, North Somerset. General view of the stone circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle a080444
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, St Johns Castlerigg, Cumbria

Avebury Stone Circle J920762
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Sunrise with three stones

Bronze Age barrow types J050104
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing Bronze Age barrow types

Interior, Newgrange, County Meath, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Prehistoric Acheulian hand axe dating from 600000 BC at St. Germain en Laye, Ile de France, France, Europe

Castlerigg Stone Circle and Blencathra, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rollright Stones K022116
THE ROLLRIGHT STONES, Oxfordshire. View of The Kings Men stone circle

Silbury Hill N071380
SILBURY HILL, Wiltshire. Silbury Hill lit at dusk / night. Part of the Avebury World Heritage Site

Stonehenge N071258
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of the stone circle at early dawn

Stonehenge N071216
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of Stonehenge at sunrise

Winterbourne Stoke Barrows N930001
WINTERBOURNE STOKE BARROWS, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Winterbourne Stoke cemetery showing Bronze Age round barrows with the Neolithic Long Barrow top right, next to the roundabout

Castlerigg Stone Circle J850519
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, Cumbria. General view from the south west

Mitchells Fold Stone Circle K040517
MITCHELLs FOLD STONE CIRCLE, Shropshire. View looking into the sun with stone silhouetted against the sky

West Kennet Avenue K020807
WEST KENNET AVENUE, Avebury, Wiltshire. Sunrise view. Part of the Avebury World Heritage Site

Boxgrove J940321
BOXGROVE QUARRY, West Sussex. A panorama reconstruction drawing of Boxgrove by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Stonehenge J060030
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Detail of the sarsen trilithons showing tallest upright and station stone against a cloudy sky

Standing stones. This is Castlerigg Stone Circle, Cumbria, England. It is on the level top of a hill in the Lake District

Avebury ring, aerial photograph. The circles of standing stones and the henge (ditch) at Avebury date from about 2500 BC

Callanish stone circle. This neolithic stone circle is situated near Callanish, on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides. The site dates from around between 2900 and 2600 BC

Female Australopithecus africanus, artists impression. A. Africanus was a bipedal hominid that lived between 3.5 and 2 million years ago

Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). Artists impression of a woolly rhinoceros. This extinct mammal existed during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, 1.8 million years to 10, 000 years ago

Homo heidelbergensis. Artists impression of two male H. heidelbergensis hominids which lived between 600, 000 and 250, 000 years ago in the Pleistocene era

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Journey back in time and explore the enigmatic world of prehistoric wonders. From the captivating Stone-age cave paintings found in Chauvet, France to the mesmerizing Cave of the hands in Argentina, these ancient artworks offer a glimpse into our ancestors' lives. In Oxfordshire, UK, marvel at the Uffington White Horse, a mysterious hill figure etched onto the landscape thousands of years ago. Venture further to Avebury Stone Circle and witness its majestic standing stones that have stood tall since 900 BCE. As you approach Stonehenge, be prepared to be awestruck by its grandeur and mystery. Whether it's bathed in golden sunlight or silhouetted against a fiery sunset sky, this iconic monument continues to captivate visitors from around the world. Delve deeper into Earth's history as you encounter geological strata dating back centuries and fossils from the Paleozoic era. These remnants tell stories of ancient life forms that once roamed our planet. Transporting ourselves even further back in time, we find ourselves amidst an illustration from Punch magazine dated 1855 depicting dinosaurs at Crystal Palace – a whimsical yet thought-provoking representation of humanity's fascination with prehistoric creatures. Join us on this journey through time as we unravel mysteries left behind by our distant ancestors and uncover clues about our shared past.