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Horse's skull carved in piece of reindeer antler. Le Mas d'Azil, Ariege. Cast in the Wellcome Museum.

Magdalenian cave drawing.

Magdalenian engraving of bison.

Neolithic representation of hunter and stag, Spain.

Geometric designs incised in rock, Early Bronze Age.

Rock carvings showing housing conditions, Iron Age.

Mesolithic representation of a herd of stags.

Upper palaeolithic wall painting showing wolf. Cave at Font-de-Gaume.

Horses and bison incised on cave wall at La Grotte des Combarelles, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac (Dordogne).

Male figure on limestone, Laussel, Upper Palaeolithic period.

High releif carving of horse, Upper Palaeolithic period.

Neolithic rock engaving depicting scythes, Norway.

Helmeted bronze figurine, Bronze Age.

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High releif carving of horse, Upper Palaeolithic period.

Neolithic representation of hunter and stag, Spain.

Neolithic rock engaving depicting scythes, Norway.

Rock carvings showing housing conditions, Iron Age.

Helmeted bronze figurine, Bronze Age.