Pre Historic Collection

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork depicting various animals painted on the wall of a cave. These paintings are found in the Chauvet Cave, France

Ichthyosaurs leaping in the air, artwork
Ichthyosaurs leaping in the air. Artwork of Ichthyosaurus marine reptiles jumping from the sea. Ichthyosaurs were a type of marine reptile

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. These paintings are found in the Chauvet Cave, France, the site of the earliest known cave paintings (as of 2011)

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

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

Stonehenge sunset J870232
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Mid-Summer sunset

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

Geological Strata 19C
A schematic representation of geology and palaeontology

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork depicting various animals painted on the wall of a cave. These paintings are found in the Chauvet Cave, France

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork depicting various animals painted on the wall of a cave. These paintings are found in the Chauvet Cave, France

Stone-age cave paintings, Chauvet, France
Stone-age cave paintings. Artwork of fighting rhinoceroses painted on the wall of a cave. These paintings are found in the Chauvet Cave, France

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"

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

Islamic carvings, Alhambra, Spain
Islamic carvings, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. These carvings are in the Hall of the two Sisters. Alhambra is a walled city and fortress

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

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

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

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, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

1814 Mary Anning first ichthyosaur skull
Temnodontosaurus platydon. First scientific illustration of Mary Annings (and the world s) first ichthyosaur skull (actually found by her brother Joseph in 1811)

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

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

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

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

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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.