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The Helanshan Rock Art are tens of thousands of petroglyphs carved into the rocks of Helan Mountains, in China, between 10,000 and 3,000 years ago

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The Helanshan Rock Art are tens of thousands of petroglyphs carved into the rocks of Helan Mountains, in China, between 10,000 and 3,000 years ago

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Petroglyphs of Capitol Reef, ancient rock carvings created by the indigenous Fremont Culture between 600 and 1300 CE.

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Petroglyphs of Capitol Reef, ancient rock carvings created by the indigenous Fremont Culture between 600 and 1300 CE.

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Guyaju Caves are the ruins of a cave complex, in China, that may have served as dwellings for a fortified community, probably between 1000 and 2000 years ago. The origins of the community are mysterious due to uncertainty about the founding people and later disappearance of the community

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Guyaju Caves are the ruins of a cave complex, in China, that may have served as dwellings for a fortified community, probably between 1000 and 2000 years ago. The origins of the community are mysterious due to uncertainty about the founding people and later disappearance of the community

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Native American rock art in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and northern Mexico, with a tradition lasting over 4,000 years and beginning nearly 6,000 years ago.

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Native American rock art in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and northern Mexico, with a tradition lasting over 4,000 years and beginning nearly 6,000 years ago.

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Headless woman petroglyph at Al-Zolma Cave, in Egypt, dating back roughly 15,000 years to the last Ice Age

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Headless woman petroglyph at Al-Zolma Cave, in Egypt, dating back roughly 15,000 years to the last Ice Age

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This mountain lion petroglyph, made by the Ancestral Puebloans and estimated to be 600 to 1,000 years old, was discovered in the 1930’s in the Blue Mesa area and is now on display in the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park

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This mountain lion petroglyph, made by the Ancestral Puebloans and estimated to be 600 to 1,000 years old, was discovered in the 1930’s in the Blue Mesa area and is now on display in the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park

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Rock Crystal Flask from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this stunning little flask measures just 5.7cm tall, and it was carved from a solid piece of rock crystal more than 2,000 years ago

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Rock Crystal Flask from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this stunning little flask measures just 5.7cm tall, and it was carved from a solid piece of rock crystal more than 2,000 years ago

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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing

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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing

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4,000-year-old footprints near Pompeii show people fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption thousands of years before the famous one in 79 CE

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4,000-year-old footprints near Pompeii show people fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption thousands of years before the famous one in 79 CE

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Some of the numerous handprints that were carved into the soft sandstone surface of the White Mountain, in Wyoming, by the Ancestral Eastern Shoshone, circa 1000-1800 CE

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Some of the numerous handprints that were carved into the soft sandstone surface of the White Mountain, in Wyoming, by the Ancestral Eastern Shoshone, circa 1000-1800 CE

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The Ingá Stone, in Brazil, is a large rock famous for its mysterious petroglyphs, carved into its surface. The carvings cover an area of 46 m long and 3.8 m high, featuring representations of animals, fruits, and astronomical features like the constellation Orion and the Milky Way

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The Ingá Stone, in Brazil, is a large rock famous for its mysterious petroglyphs, carved into its surface. The carvings cover an area of 46 m long and 3.8 m high, featuring representations of animals, fruits, and astronomical features like the constellation Orion and the Milky Way

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Two chalcedony clovis points from the East Wenatchee Clovis Cache. The points, found in Washington, were made between 13,400 and 12,700 years ago

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Two chalcedony clovis points from the East Wenatchee Clovis Cache. The points, found in Washington, were made between 13,400 and 12,700 years ago

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Meymand is a very ancient village in Iran. It is believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago. Many of the residents live in the 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years

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Meymand is a very ancient village in Iran. It is believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago. Many of the residents live in the 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years

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Hands at the Cuevas de las Manos upon Río Pinturas, near the town of Perito Moreno in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is named for the hundreds of paintings of hands stenciled, in multiple collages, on the rock walls. The art in the cave is dated between 7,300 BC and 700 AD

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Hands at the Cuevas de las Manos upon Río Pinturas, near the town of Perito Moreno in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is named for the hundreds of paintings of hands stenciled, in multiple collages, on the rock walls. The art in the cave is dated between 7,300 BC and 700 AD

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The mummified body of a female infant between 0 and 3 years old, found in the Garrafa cave in Mexico. 1250-1520 CE, Late Postclassic Period, now housed at the Chiapas Regional Museum

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The mummified body of a female infant between 0 and 3 years old, found in the Garrafa cave in Mexico. 1250-1520 CE, Late Postclassic Period, now housed at the Chiapas Regional Museum

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