#neolithic
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
Reconstructed face of a 4,500 year old dog from Orkney- the world’s first canine forensic reconstruction.
This skull was one of 24 excavated from the chambered tomb of Cuween Hill:
The tomb was used 600 years earlier for the burial of human remains before it was used for dog burials.
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