Prehistory


Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.



5 subcategories
Bronze Age

BRONZE AGE

Celtic

CELTIC

Iron Age

IRON AGE

Neolithic (Young Stone Age)

NEOLITHIC (YOUNG STONE AGE)

Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)

PALAEOLITHIC (OLD STONE AGE)

1,733 photos
Anthropomorphous vase, female figure. Terracotta       
From Rakoczifalva, Hungary                             
Neolithic (6th mill. BCE)                       
Height 14.5 cm                                         
Inv. 63268-1
#06010263

Anthropomorphous vase, female figure. Terracotta From Rakoczifalva, Hung...

Altar with four ram heads. Terracotta                  
From Szeged, Hungary                                   
Neolithic (5th-4th mill. BCE)   
11.7 x 14.2 cm                                         
Inv. 41/1935-1
#06010264

Altar with four ram heads. Terracotta From Szeged, Hungary...

Model of a building (sanctuary?),                      
on the roof heads of animals. Terracotta. Neolithic             
(around 5th mill. BCE), from Vadastra, Romania         
Height 14 cm                                           
Inv. 15.858
#06010265

Model of a building (sanctuary?), on the roof heads of an...

Model of an oven with zoomorphic handle, perhaps for   
ritual use. On the underside a "calendar".             
Terracotta. From Cardako, Bulgaria. Karanovo Culture,  
Late Mesolithic (5th mill. BCE). Height 17 cm          
Inv. KHA I-627
#06010266

Model of an oven with zoomorphic handle, perhaps for ritual use. On the under...

Underside of the model of an oven, 06-01-02/66.        
The underside shows regular marks which                
archaeologists call "calendar". Karanovo Culture,      
Neolithic (5th mill. BCE). From Cardako, Bulgaria     
Inv. KHA I-627
#06010267

Underside of the model of an oven, 06-01-02/66. The underside shows reg...

Model of a monumental building. Terracotta.            
From Cascioarele, Romania. Gumelnita Culture           
Height 27 cm                                           
Length 41 cm                                           
Inv. 12.156
#06010268

Model of a monumental building. Terracotta. From Cascioarele, Romani...

Vessel in the form of a winged man-bull.               
Terracotta with red and white paint.   
Karanovo Culture, Neolithic (5th mill. BCE). From Goljam Izvor, Bulgaria.         
Height 16 cm                                           
Inv. 223
#06010269

Vessel in the form of a winged man-bull. Terracotta with red and...

Painted vase in form of a deer.                        
Terracotta (5th-2nd mill. BCE)                         
From Tell Muldava, Bulgaria                            
Neolithic                                              
Height 54 cm
#06010270

Painted vase in form of a deer. Terracotta (5th-2nd mill...

The Gulf of Morbihan ("Little Sea"),
location of 3000 megaliths, menhirs
and dolmens in Brittany. 5000-2000 BCE.
Neolithic to Early Bronze Age.
#060201 1

The Gulf of Morbihan ("Little Sea"), location of 3000 megaliths, menhirs and dol...

A double cromlech (figure eight) of                    
menhirs put up by early populations                    
between 5000 and 2000 BCE on the Island                
of Er Lannic, Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany.
#060201 2

A double cromlech (figure eight) of menhirs put up by early...

A double cromlech (figure eight) of                    
menhirs put up by early populations                    
between 5000 and 2000 BCE on the Island                
of Er Lannic, Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany.
#060201 3

A double cromlech (figure eight) of menhirs put up by early...

A double cromlech (figure eight) of menhirs,           
partly flooded by the waters of the gulf, put up       
by early populations between 5000 and 2000 BCE         
on the Island of Er Lannic, Gulf of Morbihan,          
Brittany. See also 06-02-01/2.
#060201 4

A double cromlech (figure eight) of menhirs, partly flooded by the wa...