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Background imagePre Historic Collection: Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, Spain

Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, Spain
Prehistoric cave painting of a bull, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Celtic bronze swords

Celtic bronze swords
Bronze swords of the Celts, found in Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Druid carrying mistletoe

Druid carrying mistletoe and a sickle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2D-00054

NATI2D-00054
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan ruins, Colorado. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Druids collecting sacred mistletoe

Druids collecting sacred mistletoe
Druid ceremony gathering mistletoe in the forest. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Uintathere, an extinct rhinocerus of North America

Uintathere, an extinct rhinocerus of North America
Extinct species of rhinocerus, Uintathere, ancient Wyoming and Utah. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling, Betatakin

Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling, Betatakin
Betatakin, a cliff-dwelling of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, circa 1250-1300 AD, within Navajo National Monument, Arizona. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Creation of the heaven and earth

Creation of the heaven and earth
God creating the world by compass. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a manuscript of the 1400s

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Casa Grande, Hohokam ruins, Arizona

Casa Grande, Hohokam ruins, Arizona
Doorway of Casa Grande, the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming village in central Arizona. Digital photograh

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Natives gathering food in Florida, 1500s

Natives gathering food in Florida, 1500s
Florida Native Americans gathering crocodiles, fish, and other wild animals and plants, 1591. Hand-colored Debry engraving of a LeMoyne painting

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Chaco Canyon Anasazi ruins NM

Chaco Canyon Anasazi ruins NM
Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan ruins of Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Prehistoric cave art of a horse with foal, Altamira, Spain

Prehistoric cave art of a horse with foal, Altamira, Spain
Prehistoric cave painting of a horse with foal, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Allosaurus model

Allosaurus model
Model of Allosaurus dinosaur at the National Zoo, Washington DC. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Wooly mammoth fossil, South Dakota

Wooly mammoth fossil, South Dakota
Fossil skull and tusks of a wooly mammoth in an excavation at Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Small three-toed horse from fossil beds in South Dakota

Small three-toed horse from fossil beds in South Dakota
Three-toed Hipparion from the Niobrara beds in South Dakota, an ancestor of the horse. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1903 illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Iguanodon

Iguanodon, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the early Cretaceous period, a restoration by Woodward, 1890s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Elothere, an extinct hog of North America

Elothere, an extinct hog of North America
Extinct species of giant pig, Elothere, of ancient South Dakota. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Titanothere, an extinct rhinocerus of North America

Titanothere, an extinct rhinocerus of North America
Extinct species of rhinocerus, Titanothere, ancient South Dakota. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyph of a coyote or wolf, New Mexico

Petroglyph of a coyote or wolf, New Mexico
Native American petroglyph of a coyote or a wolf near Galisteo, New Mexico. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Grinding stones of the Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloans

Grinding stones of the Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloans
Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan metates y manos, Betatakin cliff dwelling, Arizona. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Noahs ark after the flood ended

Noahs ark after the flood ended
Noah and his family emerging from the ark after the flood. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Salado culture prehistoric pottery artifacts, Arizona

Salado culture prehistoric pottery artifacts, Arizona
Salado pottery and gourds at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, a multi-storied village inhabited circa 1225-1400 AD, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Salado culture prehistoric metate y mano for grinding corn, Arizona

Salado culture prehistoric metate y mano for grinding corn, Arizona
Maize grinding stones at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, a multi-storied Salado village inhabited circa 1225-1400 AD, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Thunderbird petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Pueblo Bonito corner window, Chaco Canyon NM

Pueblo Bonito corner window, Chaco Canyon NM
Astronomically positioned window at Pueblo Bonito, an Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon, 1200s

Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon, 1200s
Restoration 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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2A-00031

NATI2A-00031
Native Americans practice running, shooting arrows, and throwing ball, Florida, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a DeBrfy engraving of a LeMoyne illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Weapon used by hunters of the Amazon

Weapon used by hunters of the Amazon
Brazilian native using zarabatana, or shooting-tube, a hunting weapon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Bronze Age Europeans

Bronze Age Europeans
European couple of the Bronze Age. Antique hand-colored print

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Nordic runestone in Jutland

Nordic runestone in Jutland
Large carved Norse runestone in Jutland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Helvetian migration into Switzerland

Helvetian migration into Switzerland
Helvetians choosing routes for their migration into Switzerland, 58 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Teutons celebrating a victory in ancient times

Teutons celebrating a victory in ancient times
Teutonic warriors elevating their leader on a shield after a victory. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Franks crossing the Rhine into Gaul

Franks crossing the Rhine into Gaul
Migration of the Franks across the Rhine into Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Barbarian tribesmen of the Roman Empire

Barbarian tribesmen of the Roman Empire
European tribesmen, known as barbarians to the Romans. Antique hand-colored print

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Ostrogoth invaders defeated at Taginae, 552 A. D

Ostrogoth invaders defeated at Taginae, 552 A. D
Byzantine general Narses overcomes the Ostrogoths in battle at Taginae, Italy, 552 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Stone Age hunters

Stone Age hunters
Europeans of the Stone Age preparing for a hunt. Antique hand-colored print

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Druids cutting mistletoe

Druids cutting mistletoe
Druid priests gathering mistletoe, observed by Roman soldiers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Altamira, Spain, cave painting of a buffalo

Altamira, Spain, cave painting of a buffalo
Prehistoric cave painting of a charging buffalo, Altamira, Spain. Printed color halftone reproduction

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Prehistoric cave art of a wild boar, Altamira, Spain

Prehistoric cave art of a wild boar, Altamira, Spain
Prehistoric cave painting of a wild boar, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Early iron workers, replacing Stone Age technology

Early iron workers, replacing Stone Age technology
Prehistoric people learning ironworking, the start of the Iron Age. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Prehistoric use of friction to make fire

Prehistoric use of friction to make fire
Humans discovering how to make fire in prehistoric times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Prehistoric cave-dwellers

Prehistoric cave-dwellers
Primitive people finding shelter in caves in prehistoric times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Teutonic tribes entering Gaul in ancient times

Teutonic tribes entering Gaul in ancient times
Migrating Teutons enter Gaul (France) in ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Prehistoric hunters surrounding a wooly mammoth

Prehistoric hunters surrounding a wooly mammoth
Prehistoric mammoth hunters using bows and arrows. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Cave men battling prehistoric beasts

Cave men battling prehistoric beasts
Early humans contending with prehistoric monsters. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Wooly mammoth

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Protoceras, an extinct mammal of North America

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Aztalan, a Moundbuilders site in Wisconsin

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2P-01076

NATI2P-01076
Mound and part of village stockade at Aztalan, a middle Mississippean Moundbuilder site in Wisconsin. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan architecture, Utah

Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan architecture, Utah
Round and square towers of Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan, Howenweep National Monument, Utah. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Garden of Eden

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Biblical Flood destroying the wicked

Biblical Flood destroying the wicked
Wicked people trying to save themselves in the Biblical flood. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Noahs Ark

Noahs Ark
Animals entering Noahs ark before the Biblical flood. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2D-00285

NATI2D-00285
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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2D-00288

NATI2D-00288
Bear Creek Mound, a ceremonial platform mound built between 1200-1400 AD along the ancient Natchez Trace in northeastern Mississippi. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2D-00509

NATI2D-00509
Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, home of Na ashje ii Asdzau (Spider Woman) who taught the Navajo people to weave. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2D-00535

NATI2D-00535
White House, ruins of an Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyph of a bears paw near Albuquerque, New Mexico

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyph of a bird eating a snake, New Mexico

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyphs near Albuquerque, New Mexico

Petroglyphs near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Native American petroglyphs on basalt, Petroglyph State Park, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Pueblo Bonito doorways, Chaco Canyon NM

Pueblo Bonito doorways, Chaco Canyon NM
Doorways inside Pueblo Bonito, an Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyphs in Lobo Canyon, NM

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

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyph of the Jornada-Mogollon culture, NM

Petroglyph of the Jornada-Mogollon culture, NM
Big-horned sheep Jornada-Mogollon petroglyph at Three Rivers site, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Petroglyphs of the Jornada-Mogollon culture, NM

Petroglyphs of the Jornada-Mogollon culture, NM
Thunderhead Jornada-Mogollon petroglyph at Three Rivers site, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Moundbuilders site in Tennessee

Moundbuilders site in Tennessee
Sauls Mound, Pinson Mounds State Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2P-00012

NATI2P-00012
Paleo-Indian caribou hunters. Photograph of a Maine State Museum diorama

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2P-00006

NATI2P-00006
Paleo-Indian caribou hunters. Photograph of a Maine State Museum diorama

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2P-00652

NATI2P-00652
Petroglyphs of a plumed serpent (right) and a human figure near Galisteo, New Mexico. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2P-00665

NATI2P-00665
Native American petroglyphs, including the hump-backed flute-player Kokopeli, near Galisteo, New Mexico. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2P-00663

NATI2P-00663
Native American petroglyphs, including the hump-backed flute-player Kokopeli, near Galisteo, New Mexico. Photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Enemy Native American village set afire, Florida

Enemy Native American village set afire, Florida
Native Americans attacking enemy village by shooting burning moss to set it afire, Florida, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut from Theodore Debry, from a painting by LeMoyne

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Native American canoe on Lake Champlain

Native American canoe on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain before the arrival of European settlers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2D-00262

NATI2D-00262
Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan kivas at Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2A-00052

NATI2A-00052
Anasazi/ Ancestral Puebloan women grinding corn (maize). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2A-00053

NATI2A-00053
Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwellings and stone tower as people may have lived in the 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2A-00058

NATI2A-00058
Ancestral Puebloan/Anasazi women carrying water in pots up to a mesa top. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: NATI2A-00010

NATI2A-00010
Native Americans bow-hunting deer by moonlight. Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: PMYT2A-00029

PMYT2A-00029
God creating the stars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the Chigi Chapel dome by Raphael

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Franks migrating into Gaul

Franks migrating into Gaul
Franks offering an animal sacrifice before invading Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Teutons migrating into Gaul

Teutons migrating into Gaul
Teutons migrating from Italy into Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Burial artifacts of prehistoric Jutland

Burial artifacts of prehistoric Jutland
Prehistoric burial artifacts found in Jutland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Druid religious ceremony in ancient Gaul

Druid religious ceremony in ancient Gaul
Worship among the Druids of ancient Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePre Historic Collection: Ancient Saxon idols Hermensul and Crodon

Ancient Saxon idols Hermensul and Crodon
Hermensul (left) representing Justice, and Crodon (right), idols of the ancient Saxons. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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