prehistory Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/prehistory/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:17:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png prehistory Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/prehistory/ 32 32 Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche https://worldheritagesites.net/grotte-chauvet-pont-d-arc-ardeche/ https://worldheritagesites.net/grotte-chauvet-pont-d-arc-ardeche/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:23:05 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=39183 A cave containing prehistoric art from about 30,000 years ago - the oldest known cave art in the world.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/grotte-chauvet-pont-d-arc-ardeche/feed/ 0 Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly https://worldheritagesites.net/petroglyphs-of-tanbaly/ https://worldheritagesites.net/petroglyphs-of-tanbaly/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:43:46 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38631 Thousands of rock carvings dating from the Bronze Age to the 20th century, created by pastoral peoples of the central Asian steppes.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/petroglyphs-of-tanbaly/feed/ 0 Proto-urban Site of Sarazm https://worldheritagesites.net/proto-urban-site-of-sarazm/ https://worldheritagesites.net/proto-urban-site-of-sarazm/#respond Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:03:18 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37822 Archaeological excavations of the first permanent urban settlements in Central Asia, 5000 years old.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/proto-urban-site-of-sarazm/feed/ 0 Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan https://worldheritagesites.net/jomon-prehistoric-sites/ https://worldheritagesites.net/jomon-prehistoric-sites/#respond Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:13:24 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=36103 17 archeological sites from a 10,0000-year-old hunter-fisher-gatherer society.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/jomon-prehistoric-sites/feed/ 0 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley https://worldheritagesites.net/prehistoric-sites-vezere-valley/ https://worldheritagesites.net/prehistoric-sites-vezere-valley/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:50:26 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35476 A collection of shelters used by prehistoric people, many containing impressive Paleolithic works of art.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/prehistoric-sites-vezere-valley/feed/ 0 Miguasha National Park https://worldheritagesites.net/miguasha-national-park/ https://worldheritagesites.net/miguasha-national-park/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:23:44 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35394 A cliff-side location with many well-preserved fossils from the period when species moved from sea to land.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/miguasha-national-park/feed/ 0 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) https://worldheritagesites.net/neolithic-flint-mines-at-spiennes-mons/ https://worldheritagesites.net/neolithic-flint-mines-at-spiennes-mons/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:37:02 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35243 A site dating to thousands of years ago where flint was mined to create axes and other tools.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/neolithic-flint-mines-at-spiennes-mons/feed/ 0 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka https://worldheritagesites.net/rock-shelters-of-bhimbetka/ https://worldheritagesites.net/rock-shelters-of-bhimbetka/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:00:09 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=34758 Artworks spanning thousands of years and depicting animals, people, rituals etc. related to the culture of local indigenous groups.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/rock-shelters-of-bhimbetka/feed/ 0 Choirokoitia https://worldheritagesites.net/choirokoitia/ https://worldheritagesites.net/choirokoitia/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:52:57 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=34279 Ruins of a Neolithic settlement 6000-9000 years old.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/choirokoitia/feed/ 0 Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley https://worldheritagesites.net/lenggong-valley/ https://worldheritagesites.net/lenggong-valley/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 05:25:47 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=33785 Archeological sites showing evidence of 1.83 million years of continuous hominid habitation.

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