prehistoric sites
Where dinosaurs roamed
Prehistoric sites are locations where physical evidence of human activity exists from before written records began in that region.
These include places with ancient settlements, burial grounds, cave paintings, stone monuments, and artifact deposits that archaeologists study to understand early human life.
The prehistoric sites in southern France contain remarkable cave art.
The term typically applies to remains from the Stone Age through the Bronze Age, though the cutoff varies by geography since writing developed at different times across civilizations.
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- cave paintingsPrehistoric artwork on stone
- megalithsLarge prehistoric stones
- rock sheltersNatural stone overhangs providing cover
- potteryFired clay objects
stone tools · petroglyphs · ritual objects · dolmens · standing stones · barrows · tools · pictographs · Carnac · middens · sacred groves · sacred spaces · tumuli · burial sites · postholes · menhirs · burial mounds · henge
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- heritage sitesMachu Picchu, monument, cultural landmarks, ancient sites, Taj Mahal
- Stone Agecave painting, paleolithic, hand ax, handaxes, hand axe
- British PrehistoryStonehenge, stone circles, henges, hill forts, burial mounds
- Irish AntiquitiesTara, standing stones, dolmens, cairns, ogham stones
- Norse PrehistoryViking Age, Iron Age, Bronze Age, Stone Age, runestones
prehistoric sitescontemporary architecture
Current-era building style
skyscrapers · smart cities · modern cities · digital infrastructure · new construction
prehistoric siteshistoric sites
Places of past importance
historical monuments · classical ruins · Roman ruins · Egyptian temples