Prehistoric humans created a wealth of cultural objects and tools that laid the foundation of society as we know it today.

The latest major additions to our library from the De Agostini archives cover the cultural and artistic production of the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Countries covered include China, Japan, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria and France.

We have images of sites of cultural and historical importance, metalwork, stonemasonry and ceramics, as well as cave paintings ranging from the Paleolithic Stone Age to the Calcolithic Bronze Age.

See www.lebrecht.co.uk for more pictures from this collection.

Flint spear points from Scania.
© De Agostini/Lebrecht Music & Arts

Megalithic monument of Stonehenge (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1986)
© De Agostini/Lebrecht Music & Arts

Backa archaeological site. Rock carvings dating back to the Bronze Age.
© De Agostini/Lebrecht Music & Arts