#paleolithic

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

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Longstanding Mystery Surrounding the Origins of a 30,000-Year-Old Figurine Is Solved

“This sheds light on the origins of this Paleolithic era sculpture, and how people moved across landscapes during ancient times.”