Global Prehistory Objects 1-11

1. Apollo 11 Cave Stones

25,000 BCE

Namibia, Africa (Huns Mountains)

Charcoal on stone, palm sized, seven fragments

2. Hall of Bulls

15,000-13,000 BCE

Lascaux, France (Cave)

Wildlife depictions, charcoal, ocher, twisted perspectives

3. Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

14,000-7000 BCE

Tequixquiac, Mexico

Bone, pelvis of camel, sacred part of camel

4. Running Horned Woman

6,000-4,000 BCE

Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria

Pigment on rock

5. Beaker with Ibex Motifs

4,000- 3500 BCE

Susa, Iran (Sagro Mountains)

Painted Terra cotta

6. Anthropomorphic Stele

4,000-3,000 BCE

Arabian Peninsula

Sandstone, grave marker

7. Jade Cong

3,000-2,000 BCE

Liangzhu, China

Carved jade, square, hollow tube down middle, found in graves

8. Stonehenge

2500-1600 BCE

Wiltshire, England

Sandstone, 24 ft high, Phases 1,2,3, post and lintels

9. Ambum Stone

1,500 BCE

Papua, New Guinea

Greywacke(hard stone), ritual object

10. Tiatilco Female Figurine

1,200-900 BCE

Central Mexico

Ceramic, funerary art, cut/carved

11. Terracotta Fragment

1000 BCE

Reed Islands, Solomon Islands

Terra cotta, used for serving food