Newgrange is part of an area that contains one of the largest collections of neolithic and megalithic art and culture in the world Newgrange, a prehistoric tomb in Ireland by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker
These prehistoric carvings reveal the life and beliefs of people in Europe during the Bronze Age. Rock carvings in Tanum by UNESCO
The monuments at Orkney give a graphic depiction of life in this remote archipelago in the far north of Scotland some 5,000 years ago. Orkney by UNESCO
This is Europe's largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art. Brú na Bóinne by UNESCO
Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs Rock drawings in Valcamonica by UNESCO
Rock art is one of the best records of the life of past peoples who lived across the Sahara. Rock Art in the Green Sahara (Neolithic) by The British Museum
In the most important development in human history, Neolithic people took the first step toward civilization. The Neolithic revolution by Dr. Senta German
Is the plaster face on this skull modeled after a real person? Is it one of the world’s oldest portraits? The Jericho Skull by The British Museum
The Nuragic civilization of the island of Sardinia presents a mystery—what were their huge stone towers? Nuragic architecture at Su Nuraxi Barumini, Sardinia by Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker
In an ancient North African “rock city,” modern explorers wetted a wall with water—revealing this graceful image. Running Horned Woman, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria by Dr. Nathalie Hager
Jade is a stone that is too hard to carve—to work it, artisans slowly rub away stone with grit. Working jade by Asian Art Museum
Images on rocks in the Sahara provide a glimpse into the development of humans in this now barren land. Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libya) by UNESCO
This stone marker depicts an abstracted human. How should we interpret one of the Arabia’s earliest artifacts? Anthropomorphic stele by Dr. Nathalie Hager
In the south of England, circles of huge stones rose from the plains. Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites by UNESCO
This beautiful pot was created over 5,000 years ago, and its decoration echoes its shape. Bushel with ibex motifs by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Found in large numbers in burials, these Chinese carvings constitute an enormous effort by skilled craftsman. Jade Cong by The British Museum
Recognized worldwide, Stonehenge seems an impossible task: how, and why, did prehistoric people build it? Stonehenge by Dr. Senta German
The city of Çatalhöyük points to one of man's most important transformations, from nomad to settled farmer. Çatalhöyük by Dr. Senta German
Mentioned in the Bible, Jericho is one of the oldest continuously-occupied sites in the world. Jericho by Dr. Senta German