#mesolithic

Avielochan Prehistoric Chambered Cairn, nr. Aviemore, The Cairngorms National Park, Scotland

Avielochan Prehistoric Chambered Cairn, nr. Aviemore, The Cairngorms National Park, Scotland

Various Neolithic Decorated Maceheads, ‘The World Of Stonehenge’ Exhibition, The British Museum

The Knowth Neolithic Flint Macehead (3300 - 2800BCE), ‘The World Of Stonehenge’ Exhibition, The British Museum

Avielochan Prehistoric Chambered Cairn, nr Aviemore, The Cairngorms, Scotland

Prehistoric Archer’s Wrist Guard Made From Langdale Tuff and Gold, (2300 to 2100BCE), ‘The World Of Stonehenge’ Exhibition, The British Museum

Nybster Iron Age Broch and Coastline, Caithness, Scotland

Two Prehistoric Burials, 2575 to 2450BCE, Germany, ‘The World Of Stonehenge’ Exhibition, The British Museum.

The first burial is of a young woman holding a baby swaddled in a cloth edged with the teeth of over 50 different dogs.

The second burial is of a warrior who inflicted a serious head injury which had healed. The weapon was likely a battle axe.

Kalmott Prehistoric Cairn Circle, Oddendale, nr. Shap, Cumbria

Prehistoric Pottery, ‘The World Of Stonehenge’ Exhibition, The British Museum, London

Schist or Slate Iberian Idols from Portugal, (circa 3500 to 2750BCE), ‘The World Of Stonehenge’ Exhibition, The British Museum

Prehistoric Petrospheres Photoset 4, ‘The World Of Stonehenge’ Exhibition, The British Museum

The Shigir Sculpture is the oldest known wooden sculpture in the world, made during the Mesolithic period, shortly after the end of the last Ice Age. The wood it was carved from is around 11,500 years old..

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