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An artis's rendition of <em>Simbakubwa kutokaafrika</em>.
fossils

Found: One of the Largest Carnivorous Land Mammals Ever, in a Museum Drawer

Despite its massive size, it had been overlooked for 40 years.
Jonathan Carey April 18, 2019
Prehistoric painting of horses at Tito Bustillo cave.
Ribadesella, Spain

Tito Bustillo Cave

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.
Robin Hood's former piss-pot.
Oxton, England

Robin Hood's Hill

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.
The auroch's skull on display at the Museum of London.
London, England

The Aurochs Skull

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.
Boge, Sweden

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
In Svalbard, Norway, a Triassic channel still extends from an outcrop.
geology

Found: The Largest River Delta the Earth Has Ever Seen

Everything is bigger in Pangaea.
Jonathan Carey March 28, 2019
Lake Sirino
Nemoli, Italy

Lake Sirino

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.
Site of the Cohoes Mastodon discovery.
Cohoes, New York

Site of the Cohoes Mastodon

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Kit's Coty with backdrop of storm clouds gathering.
Blue Bell Hill, England

Kit's Coty House

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.
Tswaing Crater.
Soshanguve, South Africa

Tswaing Meteorite Crater

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
Borrego Springs, California

Galleta Meadows Estate

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
The Hurlers.
Minions, England

The Hurlers

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.
One of many vortices.
Chacala, Mexico

Alta Vista Petroglyph Complex

Tucked along a river are enigmatic stone carvings created thousands of years ago.
The Venus of Brassempouy on display with other artifacts at the National Archaeological Museum.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

The Venus of Brassempouy

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.
Deep within the Bonnechere Caves.
Eganville, Ontario

Bonnechere Caves

One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.
Callanish Standing Stones.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Callanish Stones

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Entrance to the cave
Alliat, France

Niaux Cave Paintings

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.
Goseck Circle.
Goseck, Germany

Goseck Circle

A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.