Paleolithic Collection (page 4)

Ivory and bone tools, Upper Palaeolithic C016 / 5026
Ivory and bone tools, Upper Palaeolithic. These items date from between 18, 000 and 30, 000 years ago. From upper left to lower right they are

Lascaux II cave painting replica C013 / 7375
Lascaux II replica of a Lascaux cave painting. This is the unicorn figure in the Great Hall of the Bulls. The original Lascaux cave was closed to the public in 1963

Restoring Lascaux cave paintings replica. The original Lascaux cave was closed to the public in 1963, with the Lascaux II replica opening nearby in 1983

Homo neanderthalensis (Ferrassie 1) cranium cast
Cranium cast of an adult male Neandertal Man (Homo neanderthalensis) discovered at La Ferrassie, Dordogne, France, by D Peyrony and L. Captian in 1909. The original specimen dates back 70, 000 years

Mousterian tools
A slide scraper and a pointed tool made from black flint of Mousterian age, 40, 000 - 55, 000 years old (Middle Palaeolithic), from Le Moustier, France

Homo habilis tools
A collection of pebble tools (Oldowan) discovered at the Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. They date back to about 1.8 million years ago

Prehistory. Upper Paleolithic. Cromagnon men got together around the fire in a cave

NEANDERTHAL MAN. A late 19th century depiction of Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis) based on the 1857 discovery of human skeletal remains in the Neander Valley, Prussia: engraving, 1873

PREHISTORIC MAMMOTH HUNT. Line engraving, late 19th century

Modern human. Model of an early human (Homo sapiens) or Cro-Magnon man. Cro-Magnon is the earliest European example of Homo sapiens

CAVE ART, ALGERIA. An archer. Rock painting from Tassili-des-Ajjer, Algeria

SAHARAN ROCK PAINTING. Giraffe. Rock painting from Tassili-des-Ajjer, Algeria

Prehistoric use of friction to make fire
Humans discovering how to make fire in prehistoric times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Microlith composite tool made from stone

Bone engraved with figure of deer, from Laugerie-Basse in Aquitaine
Prehistory, France, Upper Paleolithic. Bone engraved with figure of deer. From Laugerie-Basse in Aquitaine

Bone figurine of Venus, one of group known as Venus of Grimaldi, from Balzi Rossi caves, province of Imperia
Prehistory, Italy, Liguria region, Upper Paleolithic. Bone figurine of Venus, one of the group known as Venus of Grimaldi. From Balzi Rossi caves, province of Imperia

England, Kent, Swanscombe, Flint hand axe made from flake
Prehistory, Great Britain, Paleolithic - Acheulean culture - Flint hand axe made from flake, from Swanscombe, Kent

From Caves of Balzi Rossi, Barma Grande Cave, Triple burial of Cro-Magnon type skeleton
Prehistory, Paleolithic, Italy, Liguria Region. From the Caves of the Balzi Rossi, Barma Grande Cave. Triple burial of Cro-Magnon type skeleton

Skeleton of Man. Skhull Cave (Me arat Hagedi). Middle Paleolithic period. Ca. 100, 000 years before the present. 40-50 years old of the arcahic Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Abrigo del Navazo. Roc art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin or Levantine art. Province of Teruel. Aragon. Spain

Paleolithic. Baltic area. Europe. Settlements of the first r
prehistory. Paleolithic. Baltic area. Europe. Settlements of the first reindeer hunters. Lithic industry. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Spain. Cantabria. Cave of Altamira. Bison
Spain. Cantabria. Cave of Altamira. Upper Paleolithic Paintings. Bison. Polychrome ceiling. Around Santillana del Mar. World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Stone tool. Lower Paleolithic (30. 000 -10. 000 BC). Flint bif
Stone tool. Lower Paleolithic (30.000 -10.000 BC). Flint biface from Balaguer. County Museum of Noguera. Balaguer. Catalonia. Spain

Prehistory. Paleolithic. Spain. Archaeologcal site of Atapuerca. Railway Trench. It provides the oldest hominid fossils found so far on the Iberian Peninsula

Flint tools used by reindeer hunters. Solbjerg, Lolland. Ahr
Flint tools used by reindeer hunters. From the camp at Solbjerg, Lolland. Ahrensburg Culture. Mesolithic. Northwestern Europe. 9500 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Hand axes of quartzite. Petite Lande, France. Mousterian Culture. 100000-40000 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Hand axes of flint. Aisne Valley, France. Mousterian Culture. 100000-40000 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Lithic industry. Tools used by reindeer hunters. Solbjerg, L
Lithic industry. Tools used by reindeer hunters. From the camp at Solbjerg, Lolland. Ahrensburg Culture. Mesolithic. Northwestern Europe. 12200 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Rockshelter of Abric Romani. Spain
Rockshelter of Abric Romani. Middle Paleolithic. Capellades. Catalonia. Spain

Quartzite cleaver and bifaces. Middle Paleolithic or Mouste
Prehistory. Middle Paleolithic or Mousterian (90, 000 to 35, 000 BC). Quartzite cleaver and bifaces of Aranzaduya (Urbasa). Museum of Navarre. Pamplona. Spain

Palaeolithic L scape
A paleolithic landscape Date: circa 30, 000 BC

Horse-head engraved on bone
Late Pleistocene wild horses head engraved on the right fourth metatarsal bone of a horse, specimen (NHM 38745). Found among horse remains from the Late Magdalenian site of Roc du Courbet, Bruniquel

BREUIL, Henri (1877-1961). French abbot. Archaeologist
Henri Breuil (1877-1961), often referred to as Abbe Breuil. French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. Portrait

Illustration that recreates the hunting of large mammals (mammoths, woolly rhinos and elephants) using traps during the Upper Paleolithic. Painting

Chopper. Lower Paleolithic
Chopper on pebble. Lower Paleolithic. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. Proc: SPAIN. CATALONIA. GERONA. Torroella de Montgr� Cau del Duc

Cantabria. Camargo. Cave of El Pendo
SPAIN. Camargo. Escobedo de Camargo. El Pendo cave. World Heritage Site since 2008. Upper Paleolithic. Magdalenian. Cave

Illustration of Middle Paleolithic Aterian nosed point tool

Acheulean Hand Axe (stone)
XBP693814 Acheulean Hand Axe (stone) by Paleolithic; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Rock painting of a leaping cow and a frieze of small horses, c. 17000 BC (cave painting)
XTD54243 Rock painting of a leaping cow and a frieze of small horses, c.17000 BC (cave painting) by Prehistoric; Caves of Lascaux, Dordogne, France; out of copyright

Head of a Neanderthal Man, from Nuestro Siglo, published Barcelona, 1883
KW378977 Head of a Neanderthal Man, from Nuestro Siglo, published Barcelona, 1883 (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Neanderthal Skull, discovered on Mt Carmel, Palestine c. 1920 (bone)
XBP343142 Neanderthal Skull, discovered on Mt Carmel, Palestine c.1920 (bone) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bisons, from the Caves at Altamira, c. 15000 BC (cave painting)
XIR42413 Bisons, from the Caves at Altamira, c.15000 BC (cave painting) by Prehistoric; Altamira, Spain; out of copyright

Bison in Font De Gaume, c. 25, 000 B. C. (cave painting)
XOS3038281 Bison in Font De Gaume, c.25, 000 B.C. (cave painting) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paintings discovered by Denis Pyrony in 1901); out of copyright

Cast of a frieze of animals from Le Roc de Sers, Charente, Solutrean Period, 20000-15000 BC
XIR230728 Cast of a frieze of animals from Le Roc de Sers, Charente, Solutrean Period, 20000-15000 BC (plaster) (b/w photo) by Prehistoric; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St

Head of a small stag, from the Caves at Altamira, c. 15000-8000 BC (cave painting)
XIR206476 Head of a small stag, from the Caves at Altamira, c.15000-8000 BC (cave painting) by Prehistoric; Altamira, Spain; out of copyright

Cranium of a Neanderthal (bone)
XIR202222 Cranium of a Neanderthal (bone) by Prehistoric; Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany; out of copyright

Bison, from the Caves at Altamira, c. 15000 BC (cave painting)
XIR185909 Bison, from the Caves at Altamira, c.15000 BC (cave painting) by Prehistoric; Altamira, Spain; out of copyright

Pebble depicting a man being attacked by a bear, from Pechialet, Dordogne (shale)
XIR174841 Pebble depicting a man being attacked by a bear, from Pechialet, Dordogne (shale) by Prehistoric; 18.5 cm cm; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St

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"Journey into the Paleolithic: Exploring Stone-Age Cave Paintings and Ancient Artifacts" Step back in time as we delve into the fascinating world of the Paleolithic era. From the breathtaking replica of Lascaux II cave paintings to the mesmerizing stone-age cave paintings found in Chauvet, France, these ancient artworks offer a glimpse into our distant past. In Chauvet, France, we are transported to a time when early humans expressed their creativity through intricate drawings on cave walls. The detailed depictions of animals and scenes from everyday life provide valuable insights into their culture and way of living. As we venture further, we encounter more captivating finds such as the Venus of Brassempouy - a small ivory figurine representing one of humanity's earliest known representations of a human face. This delicate artifact reminds us that art has always been an essential part of our existence. Moving across borders, Spain reveals its own treasure trove at Altamira Caves in Santillana de Mar. Here, bison come alive with remarkable realism on rock surfaces. These masterpieces showcase not only artistic talent but also an intimate connection between early humans and nature. Back in France, Pech Merle cave presents us with another extraordinary sight - dotted patterns adorning its walls like celestial constellations. These enigmatic markings leave us pondering their significance and purpose within this ancient society. The journey wouldn't be complete without mentioning the iconic Venus figures that have captivated archaeologists for centuries. From Venus of Laussel to various other iterations found throughout Europe during this period, these sculptures symbolize fertility and female power while shedding light on gender roles prevalent at that time. Finally, let's not forget about one of the most famous pieces from Lascaux - Bison from Nave. Standing tall at 7 feet and 5 inches high, this majestic creature showcases Style III artwork dating back to approximately 15, 000 B. C.