Index

The Paleozoic Era

The Ancestors of Virtually all Modern Animals

The Burgess Shale, Weird and Wonderful Fossils

The span of recorded history is roughly less than five thousand years, beginning with the earliest linguistic records in the third millennium BCE in Mesopotamia and Egypt.

Pre-History

The period between first stone tools made by the genus Homo c. three million years ago and the invention of writing systems five thousand years ago.

When We Lived With at Least Eight Other Human Species

60,000 year-old: The Oldest Musical Instrument

 The 25000-Year-Old-Venus-of-Willendorf and More

The First People of Britain

 Ġgantija, Malta: Megalithic Temple Complex

 Chinchorro Mummies: 7020 BCE (oldest one named Acha Man)

Göbekli Tepe, Turkey: Probably the World's Oldest Temple

When Humans and Other Animals First Used Fire

The Lion-Human: One of The Oldest Statues Ever Discovered

Olive Oil First Used for Lighting Lamps

Oldest Civilisations. What is a Civilisation?

The Dwarf Elephant of Cyprus

Skara Brae: Older than Stonehenge or the Egyptian pyramids

Human Activity in Ireland 33,000 ears Ago

A European Art Work From 13,000 BCE

Before The First Cities of Mesopotamia Existed

The Earliest Horse Chariots

An Ancient Recipe and Poem About Beer

The Oldest Woven Dress

 5,300 Year Old “Otzi The Iceman”  Wore Bear-Fur Hat 

The Lebombo bone: The Oldest Known Mathematical Tool

930,000 Years Ago Humans Almost Went Extinct

Venus of Lespugue, 25, 000 Years Old

World's Oldest-Known Boat 

Jewelry Dating back 150,000 Years

Our Hunter-Gatherer Ancestors

The Oldest Wheel Ever Found

Ancient History  

3000 BC – AD 500

From the Bronze Age. A historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC

The Oldest Story Written

Ancient Artwork Under a Turkish House

The Ancient City of Memphis

Tutankhamun's Trumpets

The Oldest Trousers Found

The Ancient Egyptians Used Makeup and Perfume

5,000 Year-Old Baby Bottles

Chess Traces Back Almost 1,500 Years

Hellenistic Bronze Statue Of a Boy Riding a Horse

The Robot Servant of Philon: Around 3rd century B.C.E

The Revolt of The Gladiator Spartacus in 73-71 BCE 

Ephesus, an Ancient Greek city in Turkey

One of The Oldest Carpets in The World

 

Byzantine Weapon Called Greek Fire 

 

The Magnificient Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon

Known as Rapa Nui To its Earliest Inhabitants

Ancient Greek Device to Predict Astronomical Phenomena 

The Dejbjerg Wagon

The First Philosopher

The Four Tombs of Naqsh-e Rostam

Roman Crocodile Armour

The 2,100-year-old Lady Dai  

The Oldest Gold Treasure and Jewellery 

The 2000 Year-Old Bridge That Connected England and Wales

2,000-Year-Old Roman Shoe Found in a Well

A 2000 Year-Old Child's Shoe

 1258 BCE: The World's First Peace Treaty

The “Five Punishments” of Ancient China

Sumela Monastery, on The Cliffs of Trabzon, Turkey

 

Light and Darkness, Good and Evil

Wonderful Ancient Roman Glass

An Outstanding Example of Hellenistic Art

 

The Only Intact Roman Legionary Shield 

Ancient Fast Food: The Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus

Sudan has More Pyramids Than Egypt

Middle Ages

From the 5th to the 15th century.

The Worst Year For Humanity?

When 50 percent of Europe's population Died

Animals on Trial 

 

Freedom From Tyranny

Viking Treasure Found in a Field Near Harrogate

When England Battled The Vikings

 

Early Modern Period

(about 1500–1750)

In 1415, Linear Perspective Was Rediscovered

The Evictions in the Scottish Highlands and Islands

The Swedish Warship That Sank in 1628

Queen Anne, at Least 17 Pregnancies and No Children

Rococo Style and The Ancien Régime

The First Balloon Flight With a Human Aboard

 

The Mystery of The Lost Amber Room

 

19th century

Welsh Settlement in The Ukraine

The Possible Inventor of Underpants

 

The First Underground Railway

Across Time Periods

 The Slavs of Eastern Europe and The Origin of The Word Slave

World Population Growth Timeline

An Ancient Multi-Level Underground City

The Information Age

We Will Eat Grass, Even Go Hungry, But We Will Have Our Own Nuclear Bomb