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Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event. Image 3 of 8. Artwork of an asteroid burning up in a fireball as it passes through the Earths atmosphere. A Quetzalcoatlus pterosaur is seen in the foreground

Chert rock. This carbonaceous chert is from the Barberton greenstone belt in South Africa. The Earths oldest fossil bacteria have been found in this type of rock

Triceratops dinosaur and rhino. Artwork of an adult Triceratops (left) from 68 million years ago during the Cretaceous period, compared to a modern adult White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

Formation of the Earth, artwork
Formation of the Earth. Artwork showing stages in the formation of the Earth, up to the present day. The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago

Homo erectus, artwork
Homo erectus. Computer artwork of a Homo erectus man standing in a prehistoric landscape. Homo erectus is the most widespread and longest-surviving of all the fossil hominids

Neanderthals in summer, artwork. Like modern humans, Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) are members of the Homo genus. They inhabited Europe and western Asia between 230, 000 and 29, 000 years ago

Prehistoric horse, artwork
Prehistoric horse. Computer artwork of an Anchitherium sp. prehistoric horse. Anchitherium was small leaf-eating horse that lived during the Miocene epoch (around 23-5 million years ago)

Neanderthals, artwork
Neanderthals. Computer artwork of a Homo neanderthalensis man and woman standing in a prehistoric landscape. Like modern humans (Homo sapiens), Neanderthals are members of the Homo genus

Permian animals, artwork
Permian animals. Computer artwork of bear-sized predatory Inostrancevia sp. gorgonopsians attacking the herbivorous reptile Scutosaurus during the Permian period (around 300-250 million years ago)

Prehistoric dog-bear, artwork
Prehistoric dog-bear. Computer artwork of a Hemicyon sp. prehistoric mammal hunting near a woodland in Europe during the Miocene epoch (around 23-5 million years ago)

Ceratosaurus and Dacentrurus, artwork
Ceratosaurus (right) and Dacentrurus (left) dinosaurs fighting, artwork. Ceratosaurus was a carnivorous theropod. It was a bipedal predator, using its teeth and hind claws to bring down its prey

Early hominid Ardipithecus ramidus
Early hominid. Artwork of a female Ardipithecus ramidus early hominid using all four limbs to move along a large branch. Fossils from A

Olenellus gilberti trilobite fossil. Trilobites were arthropods that fed as they crawled on the seabed. They are now extinct

Whelk fossil. This spiral-shaped fossilised whelk is a gastropod from the extinct Clavilithes genus. Its fossils are found worldwide

Austroraptor dinosaurs. Artwork of a group of three Austroraptor dinosaurs scavenging on the dead body of a larger dinosaur

The Uffington bronze age white horse wide
Head of the Uffington white horse with modern pagan flower tribute in the eye. The Uffington White horse (Oxfordshire, UK) consists of a series of trenches dug into a hill and filled with chalk

Velociraptor dinosaurs. Artwork of a group of Velociraptor mongoliensis dinosaurs running in pursuit of their prey (not seen)

Stegosaurus dinosaur, artwork
Stegosaurus dinosaur, computer artwork. Stegosaurs ( roofed reptiles ) were herbivores that lived throughout the world during the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago

Pelecanimimus dinosaurs mating. Artwork of male (right) and female (left) Pelecanimimus dinosaurs mating. This ornithomimosaur (ostrich-like dinosaur) lived around 120 million years ago

San bushmen rain dance, artwork
San bushmen rain dance. Artwork of rock art showing San bushmen in southern Africa performing a rain dance with a hippopotamus

Cretaceous marine predators, artwork
Cretaceous marine predators. Computer artwork of three primary marine predators that shared the waters of the Western Interior Seaway of North America 75 million years ago

Isisaurus dinosaurs, artwork
Isisaurus dinosaurs. Computer artwork of a pair of leaf-eating Isisaurus colberti (previously Titanosaurus colberti) roaming lush plains in what is now central India

Rock painting, Timor-Leste. Prehistoric rock art of a sun symbol and a tower painted with red ochre pigment at ILe Kere Kere overhang rock art site near Tutuala in Timor-Leste

Compsognathus dinosaur, artwork
Compsognathus dinosaur. Computer artwork of a Compsognathus longipes dinosaur eating a small lizard found amongst mushrooms on a forest floor

Suchomimus dinosaur, artwork
Suchomimus dinosaur, computer artwork. This bipedal spinosaurid dinosaur is known from fossils discovered in the Sahara in 1998

Einiosaurus dinosaur, artwork
Einiosaurus dinosaur, computer artwork. This horned herbivorous dinosaur is known from fossils discovered in Montana, USA. It dates from the Late Cretaceous period, 65 to 100 million years ago

Utahraptor dinosaur, artwork. Utahraptor ostrommaysorum are dromaeosaurs and thought to have been an extremely lethal group of dinosaurs because of the killer claws on their feet

Ceratosaurus dinosaur, computer artwork
Ceratosaurus dinosaur. Computer artwork of a Ceratosaurus, a carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic Period (150-135 million years ago)

Stonehenge information plaque, commemorating the birthplace of Cecil Edward Herbert Chubb (1876-1934), who gave Stonehenge to the nation in 1918

CODE OF HAMMURABI. Detail of top of black basalt stele, c1792-1750. B. C
CODE OF HAMMURABI. Detail of top of black basalt stele, c1792-1750. B.C

GILGAMESH, 7th CENTURY B. C. Tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh inscribed in cuneiform. From Nineveh, 7th century B. C
GILGAMESH, 7th CENTURY B.C. Tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh inscribed in cuneiform. From Nineveh, 7th century B.C

IRAQ: ZIGGURAT IN UR. The partially restored Third Sumerian Dynasty ziggurat in Ur, originally built c2100 B. C
IRAQ: ZIGGURAT IN UR. The partially restored Third Sumerian Dynasty ziggurat in Ur, originally built c2100 B.C

ANASAZI SPLIT-TWIG FIGURE. Split twig figurine of the Anasazi basketmaker culture of the American Southwest, 200-500 A.D. Found at Stanton Cave in Marble Canyon, Arizona, lying on an open shelf

PERU: NAZCA WHISTLING JAR. Ceramic whistling water jar with a sculpted cat on the top, made by the Nazca civilization of ancient Peru, 1st to 8th century A.D

Wooly mammoth. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Protoceras, an extinct mammal of North America
Extinct species of pronghorn, Protoceras, ancient South Dakota Black Hills. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration

Aztalan, a Moundbuilders site in Wisconsin
Mound and part of village stockade at Aztalan, a middle Mississippean Moundbuilders site in Wisconsin. Photograph

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Mound and part of village stockade at Aztalan, a middle Mississippean Moundbuilder site in Wisconsin. Photograph

Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden - the temptation (left) and expulsion. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Sauls Mound, 72 feet high, one of the Pinson Mounds, the largest Middle Woodland (c.1-500 A.D.) mound group in the U.S. Tennessee. Digital photograph

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Bear Creek Mound, a ceremonial platform mound built between 1200-1400 AD along the ancient Natchez Trace in northeastern Mississippi. Digital photograph

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Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, home of Na ashje ii Asdzau (Spider Woman) who taught the Navajo people to weave. Digital photograph

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White House, ruins of an Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. Digital photograph

Petroglyph of a bears paw near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bear paw petroglyph on basalt, Petroglyph State Park, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Petroglyph of a bird eating a snake, New Mexico
Bird, probably a roadrunner, consuming a snake, Petroglyph State Park, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Thunderbird petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Native American thunderbird petroglyph on basalt, Petroglyph State Park, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Native American petroglyph of a bird on basalt, Petroglyph State Park, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Petroglyphs in Lobo Canyon, NM
Native American petroglyphs in Lobo Canyon, Cebolla Wilderness, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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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.