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Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Some ten statue-menhirs can be seen in two alignments, on which reliefs (swords, belts, loincloths, faces, arms and hands) can be distinguished.
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Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Some ten statue-menhirs can be seen in two alignments, on which reliefs (swords, belts, loincloths, faces, arms and hands) can be distinguished.
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Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Some ten statue-menhirs can be seen in two alignments, on which reliefs (swords, belts, loincloths, faces, arms and hands) can be distinguished.
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Names engraved by shepherds or soldiers in historical times. Regulated area of Les Merveilles, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Names engraved by shepherds or soldiers in historical times. Regulated area of Les Merveilles, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Farmer and his plough, famous petroglyph among thousands engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Farmer and his plough, famous petroglyph among thousands engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Top view of the carriage - Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Top view of the carriage - Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour NP - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Jarlshof, an archaeological site on the Shetland Islands, which was
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Jarlshof, an archaeological site on the Shetland Islands, which was inhabited from neolithics times to the middle ages. Houses dating back to the early Iron Age, background The Old House from the middle ages. Europe, Great Britain, Scotland, Northern Isles, Shetland, May
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Jarlshof, an archaeological site on the Shetland Islands, which was inhabited from neolithic times to the middle ages.Wheelhouses
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Jarlshof, an archaeological site on the Shetland Islands, which was inhabited from neolithic times to the middle ages.Wheelhouses dating back to the Iron Age, background is the Old House from the middle ages and the lightouse of Sumburgh Head. Europe, Great Britain, Scotland, Northern Isles, Shetland, May
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Rock engravings of the Sacred Way, in the Fontana Valley. Farmer
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock engravings of the Sacred Way, in the Fontana Valley. Farmer and his plough, a famous petroglyph among thousands engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Rock engravings in the Vallon de Fontanalba. Petroglyphs engraved
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock engravings in the Vallon de Fontanalba. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Rock engravings in the Vallon de Fontanalba. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock engravings in the Vallon de Fontanalba. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Rock engravings in the Vallon de Fontanalba. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock engravings in the Vallon de Fontanalba. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Neolithic rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. La roche de l'éclat - Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Neolithic rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. La roche de l'éclat - Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Neolithic rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. La roche de l'éclat - Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Neolithic rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. La roche de l'éclat - Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. Petroglyphs
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock engravings in the Vallon des Merveilles. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. We can see a big corniform, and above a reticulated (cultivated field ?) Regulated area of Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of neolithic engravings dating from the bronze age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour NP - Alpes Maritimes - France
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"Christ", a remarkable rock engraving from the Vallon des
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
"Christ", a remarkable rock engraving from the Vallon des Merveilles. This rare portrait is one of three examples of anthropomorphic figures among thousands of petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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"Christ", a remarkable rock engraving from the Vallon des Merveilles. This rare portrait is one of three examples of anthropomorphic figures among
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
"Christ", a remarkable rock engraving from the Vallon des Merveilles. This rare portrait is one of three examples of anthropomorphic figures among thousands of petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin Lakes, located above the Fontanalba refuge. This area is part of the regulated zone of the Merveilles, where thousands of neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin Lakes, located above the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin Lakes, located above the Fontanalba refuge. This area is part of the regulated zone of the Merveilles, where thousands of neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Dun Carloway Broch (Doune Carlabhagh) dating back to the Iron Age, a landmark of the Isle of Lewis. Europe, Scotland, June
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Dun Carloway Broch (Doune Carlabhagh) dating back to the Iron Age, a landmark of the Isle of Lewis. Europe, Scotland, June
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
The Field Dolent menhir, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
The Field Dolent menhir, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
The Kerloas Menhir, near Plouarzel , Bretagne, France
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
The Kerloas Menhir, near Plouarzel , Bretagne, France
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
The Kerloas Menhir, near Plouarzel , Bretagne, France
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In the minor bed of the Herault, upstream of the town of Agde, hides the underwater archaeological site of La Motte. At a depth of 5 m, the remains
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
In the minor bed of the Herault, upstream of the town of Agde, hides the underwater archaeological site of La Motte. At a depth of 5 m, the remains of a Bronze Age settlement lie at the bottom of the river. Like these wooden piles that could correspond to the riverbank developments of the time, Herault, Occitania, France
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Corniform figures called "team of two cattle" engraved on the
© Michel Cavalier / Biosphoto
© Michel Cavalier / Biosphoto
Corniform figures called "team of two cattle" engraved on the rock called the "Sacred Way", Fontanalba valley where thousands of protohistoric engravings were repeated, Roya and Bevera, Casterino, Mercantour National Park, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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Standing Stones, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Standing Stones, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland
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Standing Stones, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Standing Stones, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland
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Standing Stones, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Standing Stones, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland
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Cave paintings from the Bronze Age under a rock shelter, Saint Jean d'Arvey, Mont Peney, Savoie, France
© Rémi Masson / Biosphoto
© Rémi Masson / Biosphoto
Cave paintings from the Bronze Age under a rock shelter, Saint Jean d'Arvey, Mont Peney, Savoie, France
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Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
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Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
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Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
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Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
Circle Callanish standing stones in winter - Lewis Hebrides ; Monoliths prepared in gneiss Lewis, erected about 2000 years BC.
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Dun Carloway broch - Isle Lewis Hebrides Scotland
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Megaliths of Ring of Brodgar - Orkney Mainland Scotland ; Heart
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Megaliths of Ring of Brodgar - Orkney Mainland Scotland ; Heart of Neolithic Orkney
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Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ; nearby Bostadh Beach
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ; nearby Bostadh Beach
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Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ;
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ; nearby Bostadh Beach
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Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ;
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ; nearby Bostadh Beach
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Sheep and Iron Age village - Lewis island Hebrides Scotland ; nearby Bostadh Beach
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Sheep and Iron Age village - Lewis island Hebrides Scotland ; nearby Bostadh Beach
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Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ; nearby Bostadh Beach
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Iron Age village - Lewis island Outer Hebrides Scotland UK ; nearby Bostadh Beach
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Castro San Chuis - Asturias Spain
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Lakeside town of Bronze Age Lake Annecy - France ; Contrary to what we have long believed, these houses were not built on stilts, but the lake. It is
© Rémi Masson / Biosphoto
© Rémi Masson / Biosphoto
Lakeside town of Bronze Age Lake Annecy - France ; Contrary to what we have long believed, these houses were not built on stilts, but the lake. It is the rise in water level which was then immersed.
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Thulamela Cultural Site Kruger NP South Africa ; Thulamela is a stone walled site is situated in the Far North region of the Park and dates back to
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
Thulamela Cultural Site Kruger NP South Africa ; Thulamela is a stone walled site is situated in the Far North region of the Park and dates back to approximately 450 – 500 years before present (BP). This late Iron Age site forms part of what is called the Zimbabwe culture which is believed to have started at Mapungubwe. Mapungubwe’s decline coincided with the increase of Great Zimbabwe’s importance. When Great Zimbabwe was abandoned about 300 years later, possibly due to political break down, several groups moved south across the Limpopo river into the North Eastern areas of South Africa (and Northern Kruger) and established new smaller chiefdoms such as Thulamela
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Thulamela Cultural Site Kruger NP South Africa ; Thulamela is a stone walled site is situated in the Far North region of the Park and dates back to
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
Thulamela Cultural Site Kruger NP South Africa ; Thulamela is a stone walled site is situated in the Far North region of the Park and dates back to approximately 450 – 500 years before present (BP). This late Iron Age site forms part of what is called the Zimbabwe culture which is believed to have started at Mapungubwe. Mapungubwe’s decline coincided with the increase of Great Zimbabwe’s importance. When Great Zimbabwe was abandoned about 300 years later, possibly due to political break down, several groups moved south across the Limpopo river into the North Eastern areas of South Africa (and Northern Kruger) and established new smaller chiefdoms such as Thulamela