Celtic bronze swordsBronze swords of the Celts, found in Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts
Druid carrying mistletoe and a sickle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, SpainPrehistoric cave painting of a bull, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction
NATI2D-00054Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan ruins, Colorado. Digital photograph
Druids collecting sacred mistletoeDruid ceremony gathering mistletoe in the forest. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling, BetatakinBetatakin, a cliff-dwelling of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, circa 1250-1300 AD, within Navajo National Monument, Arizona. Photograph
Uintathere, an extinct rhinocerus of North AmericaExtinct species of rhinocerus, Uintathere, ancient Wyoming and Utah. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration
Creation of the heaven and earthGod creating the world by compass. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a manuscript of the 1400s
Casa Grande, Hohokam ruins, ArizonaDoorway of Casa Grande, the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming village in central Arizona. Digital photograh
Natives gathering food in Florida, 1500sFlorida Native Americans gathering crocodiles, fish, and other wild animals and plants, 1591. Hand-colored Debry engraving of a LeMoyne painting
Prehistoric cave art of a horse with foal, Altamira, SpainPrehistoric cave painting of a horse with foal, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction
Allosaurus modelModel of Allosaurus dinosaur at the National Zoo, Washington DC. Photograph
Chaco Canyon Anasazi ruins NMAnasazi/Ancestral Puebloan ruins of Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph
Wooly mammoth fossil, South DakotaFossil skull and tusks of a wooly mammoth in an excavation at Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, South Dakota. Digital photograph
Small three-toed horse from fossil beds in South DakotaThree-toed Hipparion from the Niobrara beds in South Dakota, an ancestor of the horse. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1903 illustration
Petroglyph of a coyote or wolf, New MexicoNative American petroglyph of a coyote or a wolf near Galisteo, New Mexico. Photograph
Grinding stones of the Anasazi / Ancestral PuebloansAnasazi/Ancestral Puebloan metates y manos, Betatakin cliff dwelling, Arizona. Photograph
Noahs ark after the flood endedNoah and his family emerging from the ark after the flood. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Salado culture prehistoric pottery artifacts, ArizonaSalado pottery and gourds at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, a multi-storied village inhabited circa 1225-1400 AD, Arizona. Digital photograph
Salado culture prehistoric metate y mano for grinding corn, ArizonaMaize grinding stones at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, a multi-storied Salado village inhabited circa 1225-1400 AD, Arizona. Digital photograph
Pueblo Bonito corner window, Chaco Canyon NMAstronomically positioned window at Pueblo Bonito, an Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph
Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon, 1200sRestoration of Pueblo Bonito, Ancestral Puebloan/Anasazi site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, as it looked about 1250 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2A-00031Native Americans practice running, shooting arrows, and throwing ball, Florida, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a DeBrfy engraving of a LeMoyne illustration
Weapon used by hunters of the AmazonBrazilian native using zarabatana, or shooting-tube, a hunting weapon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Bronze Age EuropeansEuropean couple of the Bronze Age. Antique hand-colored print
Nordic runestone in JutlandLarge carved Norse runestone in Jutland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Helvetian migration into SwitzerlandHelvetians choosing routes for their migration into Switzerland, 58 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Teutons celebrating a victory in ancient timesTeutonic warriors elevating their leader on a shield after a victory. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Franks crossing the Rhine into GaulMigration of the Franks across the Rhine into Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Barbarian tribesmen of the Roman EmpireEuropean tribesmen, known as barbarians to the Romans. Antique hand-colored print
Stone Age huntersEuropeans of the Stone Age preparing for a hunt. Antique hand-colored print
Druids cutting mistletoeDruid priests gathering mistletoe, observed by Roman soldiers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Altamira, Spain, cave painting of a buffaloPrehistoric cave painting of a charging buffalo, Altamira, Spain. Printed color halftone reproduction
Prehistoric cave art of a wild boar, Altamira, SpainPrehistoric cave painting of a wild boar, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction
Early iron workers, replacing Stone Age technologyPrehistoric people learning ironworking, the start of the Iron Age. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prehistoric cave-dwellersPrimitive people finding shelter in caves in prehistoric times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prehistoric hunters surrounding a wooly mammothPrehistoric mammoth hunters using bows and arrows. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Iguanodon, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the early Cretaceous period, a restoration by Woodward, 1890s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Wooly mammoth. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Elothere, an extinct hog of North AmericaExtinct species of giant pig, Elothere, of ancient South Dakota. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration
Titanothere, an extinct rhinocerus of North AmericaExtinct species of rhinocerus, Titanothere, ancient South Dakota. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration
Aztalan, a Moundbuilders site in WisconsinMound and part of village stockade at Aztalan, a middle Mississippean Moundbuilders site in Wisconsin. Photograph
NATI2P-01076Mound and part of village stockade at Aztalan, a middle Mississippean Moundbuilder site in Wisconsin. Photograph
Garden of EdenAdam and Eve in the Garden of Eden - the temptation (left) and expulsion. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Biblical Flood destroying the wickedWicked people trying to save themselves in the Biblical flood. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Noahs ArkAnimals entering Noahs ark before the Biblical flood. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2D-00285Sauls 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
NATI2D-00288Bear Creek Mound, a ceremonial platform mound built between 1200-1400 AD along the ancient Natchez Trace in northeastern Mississippi. Digital photograph