Ancient Web

An accurate reconstruction of early British settlements, based on recent excavations

Germanic warriors on Trajan's column, Rome

An early Inuit carving found in Greenland that may represent a westerner or Viking settler in what may be a knight's surcoat, Canada

A Mari woman, form the ancestral Finno-Ugric lands in Asia

A statue of Gorm the first King to unify the Danes, Denmark

Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, the Conquistador of Manila, Philippines

Many tribes actively participated in warfare, the noble savage was as much a myth as opposed to the reality of native life, North America

Some of the last images of an Ona family, before they were assimilated into Chile, today their language and customs are extinct, Chile

Head of Athena, Hellenistic late 3rd–2nd century BCE, Greece

The death of Balder form a 10th century manuscript, soon the raiding ended and the Danes took to writing and documenting their past

A Classic Maya urn with skeletal representations of the lords of death, Guatemala

Egyptian soldiers carved in wood from the Old Kingdom, Egypt

The Viking warrior shown wearing a helmet without the distinctive horns as is mythologized in the the human imagination

The Danes raided villages and monasteries in Ireland developing a reputation for barbarity

A map showing the location of Marajó Island, and the Civilization that has been recently discovered there, Brazil

Viriathus, leader of the last Lusitanian rebellion

A carving of Sedna, the Sea Goddess, Canada

Saxo Grammaticus, the first to describe Danish History

An Algonquin warrior, the archetypal enemy of the Iroquois, North America

The realism and individualism depicted was unique to each figure, as no two were alike, China

The Torque used by the Gallic Celts in particular

Atahualpa, the last Inca Emperor, Peru

Aboriginal warrior, Northeastern Queensland, Australia, 1910 The subject poses with a large fighting club and a shield of the Queensland rainforest type, decorated with a characteristically vibrant totemic design. Around his neck he wears a so-called King breast plate. Annotation on reverse reads: His Majesty King Yei-i-nie of Cairns, NQ

The Statue of Arpad, in Heroes Square in Budapest depicting the founder of the Magyar nation

A map of the Nile valley showing the early Kingdoms of Egypt

Map showing the ancestral tribes of Poland

One of the few known photos of Toba woman showing her unique facial tattoos, Argentina

Western Inuit (Inuvialuit) dance outside of the Hudson's Bay Company post at Fort MacPherson, ca. 1870, Canada

Statue of Victory (Amman) holding celestial disk with head of Tyche (Fortune)

A map of ancient Dacia, Romania

One of the many faced temples in Angkor Wat, depicting the Hindu God Vishnu

Maitum pottery form the national collection of the Philippines

Swiatowit as represented by the artist Alphonse Mucha

The Greeks were the first to see the Cosmos as a perplex machine that operated according to laws of nature

An early colonial painting of the 18th century chiefs of the Iroquois Confederacy, North America

The Citadel of Mycenae

The Sphinx overlooking the Giza plateau, and is the largest monolith statue in the world, Egypt

Face on Oseberg Cart; Slagen, Vestfold, 820 AD, Norway

The Mapuche were accomplished silversmiths as can be seen with this pendant, Chile

Mapuche Machi's, or Shaman's performing ritualized music with the Kultrun, Chile

A reconstruction of an individual wearing the artifacts buried with the Lord of Sipan, Peru

The Supreme Ruler of Heaven, the Jade Emperor, China

The Poles inherited their horse riding skills from their Sarmatian fore fathers

Iroquois False Face Society Mask, 18th Century, North America

Anthopomorphic Head, 6500-3500 BCE, Romania

Tuthmosis III statue in Luxor Museum, Egypt

Lapu Lapu, the leader of the Philippine uprising

The throne found in the tomb was most certainly used by the Pharaoh, King Tut, Egypt

The Osberg Cart, one of the few surviving examples of it's kind, Norway

A piece of Face Armour used by later Arabian Furusiyya Cavalry

Tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt

A View of Angkor Wat, perhaps the most famous of South East Asian Ruins

The druids have been popularized as the sages of lore, but in reality were the priestly caste of the Celtic tribes

This Kayapo woman is shown in the traditional body paint of her tribe, the ceremonial coloring that has been maintained throughout the centuries, Brazil

Viking raids were very often on the waterways and coasts of France, 9th century manuscript

Celto-Germanic Early Deity, La Tène, Holzgerlingen 5th to 4th Century BCE

A Maori post carving, New Zealand

Bearded head of Nabataean priest, Petra, circa first century A.D.

Algonquin Indian from the forest of the eastern woodlands

The Spanish battling the Visayans, Philippines

The ear plug from Sipan, Peru

A Maori man with facial tattoos, New Zealand

An ancient Sarmatian maiden, Poland

The Borger Dolmen, similar to those found in iron age Britain

Maiden Castle was built in around 600 BC by the neolithic Britains, but was occupied until Roman times

A 19th Century Lithograph depicting a bust of Heraclitus

A map of the Kingdoms established after the fall of Rome

Turquoise Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli the god of fire; Aztec, 14th Century, Mexico

Machu Picchu is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley, 50 miles from Cuzco, Peru

Lao-Tzu, the "Old Sage" and historic father of Taoism

Statue of Ammaalay, Saba 1st century BCE; Yemen

The Pharaoh's solid gold funerary mask, King Tut, Egypt

A group of Iroquois of the 5 nations, with a False Face Mask Dancer in the foreground

Head of Warrior, Lusitanian, found Galicia, 1st Century

An old photo of Ona Indians and their beech bark tee pee, Chile

The winged Hussar armor of Polish medieval times may have been influenced by historic tribal symbols

A photograph from the 19th century of a Maori chieftain, New Zealand

The jewel encrusted buckle found in the Sutton Hoo excavations, England

Angkor Thom is a smaller sister complex to Angkor Wat and as only been partly excavated

The Arch of Titus

Aboriginal warrior, North Queensland photograph by Henry King (c 1900) The subject holds a shell tipped spear-thrower of the Cape Grenville type, and a boomerang, with the band representing his clan, Australia

Amun Ra, The Creator, Egypt

One of the few surviving pillars with Celtic scroll work to survive in Ireland

The Ringerike Viking Helmet, circa 10th century

The Jelling Stone, depicting Runes describing Denmark, and considered the birth certificate of the Danish Kingdom

An ancient Dacian helmet

The Pyramid of Djoser in the Saqqara necropolis, was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier Imhotep, during the 27th century BC, Egypt

A painting of Hinepare, a Maori noblewoman, New Zealand

An anamorphic vase of the Santarém Culture, Brazil

Eagle and jaguar warriors from a colonial era manuscript, Mexico

A Scottish Highlander fighting alongside an Iroquois, perhaps one of the last time in history that such diverse encounters took place, North America

Etruscan dancers from a tomb in Etruria

The Temple of the Sun at Teotihuacan, the largest pyramid in the world, Mexico

Aboriginal chief with club and shield, Photographer: Captain Sweet - South Australia 1870's The designs on the shield suggest this photograph was taken in the Murray River area near the New South Wales border

Carved face in wood with haliotis shell, Maori peoples, Aotearoa, 19th–20th century, New Zealand

The Prophet Abraham, the founder of all three monotheistic religions in Ancient Arabia

The Magyars entering the Pannonian plain from the Chronicon Pictum, 1360, Hungary

This Inuit woman from the western coast of Hudson Bay, wears clothing heavily decorated with beads and other trade items, Canada

The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Rameses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BCE), Egypt

One of the guard towers that extends high above the wall at intervals, China

Two Kayapo Indians, showing the beautiful feathers won by them in ceremonial settings, Brazil

The pre-christian Swiatovit deity, a four sided statue depicting a Slavic supreme deity

The famed Lion's Gate entrance at Mycenae

A scene from the Kalevala, the epic poem of Finland

The Skuldelev ship, the best preserved Danish vessel, 1090 AD

The She wolf of the Tiber nursing the infants Romulus and Remus. The famous ancient bronze was heralded when discovered in the renaissance era, although the cherubs are most probably a later addition to replace lost originals

Inuit hunter from early Thule culture, C

The main plaza of Tikal showing the large number of pyramids as they looked in the late post classic era, Guatemala

An Avar helmet, which was adopted by the Huns after they conquered and assimilated with the Avar tribes

The Viking long ship, the unique Norse vessel able to navigate long distances

An ancient map depicting the early formation of Denmark, 16th century

Odysseus from an ancient illustration

A Mayan Jade pendant, Mexico

The Inca mummified and worshiped their ancestors, Peru

A classical sculpture depicting Odin, the head of the Aesir

The Greek Phalanx formation

An accurate reconstruction of ancient Aztec jaguar warrior armor, Mexico

Music plays a vital role in the life of the male throughout the Dreamtime, with this individual playing the Didgeridoo, which was traditionally only played by males, Australia

The Parthenon, the Temple dedicated to Athena as it looks today, Greece

The Gokstad ship, Norway

The city of Copan illustrated at it's height, Guatemala

Finno-Ugric Carved Wooden Figure, 12th to 13th Century

The first king of Poland, the legendary Mieszko the first

Armenian vassal bringing tribute to Persian King from great staircase at Persepolis

The Houten Idol; Wood, 5000 BCE, Willemstad, Netherlands

The Castillo at Chichen Itza, Mexico

A 19th century Saami family, living much as the early Finns did

Pampas Indians hunting after the arrival of horses in the colonial era, Argentina

A statue of Philip found in the royal tombs of Macedon

A Maori warrior performing the Haka, or war dance unique to his culture, New Zealand

Mocovi body tattoos and woman tattooing a man, Northern Argentina, South America, from a manuscript circa 1750

A painting showing the arrival of Arpad and the Magyars into central Europe

An ancient Finnish Reki, or Sled

The original architecture of the Lintels in ancient times, England

An early woodcut depiction of Finnish warriors

A Qin Archer from the tomb of the first emperor, China

The beautiful green Patu, was the most prized weapon of the Maori warrior, New Zealand

Iroquois False Face Society Mask, 18th Century

An Manunggul Jar, perhaps used for funerary purposes, Philippines

A male figure from Rapa Nui, or easter Island, the farthest extant of the Polynesian sphere, New Zealand

A woven Hat used by men of the Haida in British Columbia, 19th Century, Canada

A Cagayanes Warrior, from a colonial manuscript, Philippines

A Roman marble that shows the naked warrior with distinctive hair and mustache

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The bet known depiction of Julius Caesar was just recently found

The Elk Head found in Hirvenpaa

Huamán Poma de Ayala's depiction of the Battle of Maule, between Mapuches and Incas, Chile

This image shows how the carvings were not one stone, but multiple stones pieced carefully together by Khmer artisans

Northern Argentina, 14th Century

The lunela, a unique type of torque used by the celtiberian Lusitanians

The head of a Macaw, from a structure at Copan, Guatemala

The main pyramid at Tikal as it looks today, Guatemala

A modern recreation of an Incan ceremony called Inti Raimi, or festival of the sun, Peru

A later Slavic warrior

The Forbidden City, the home of the Chinese emperors until the last dynasty was overthrown in the 20th century

One of the best preserved examples of late Celtic armor

An Ancient Arab from the Great Stair Relief in Persepolis, Persia

The Aztec god of death, a rather frightful image to the Spanish, Mexico

A dancers mask representing an eagle, carved by Haida, 19th Century, Canada

A Mapuche woman standing by a carved totem depicting the central spirit of their culture, Chile

A 19th Century photo of Mapuche warriors, Chile

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes), founded in 1400 BC

The standing warrior lintels at Tula, the capitol of the Toltecs, Mexico

The Suya are another tribe in the Xingu river who are known for piercing their lips with large discs, a fact first recorded by the Portuguese and Spanish Explorers, Brazil

A village in Ancient Denmark as it may have looked during the Viking era

A model reconstruction of the Acropolis Hill, Greece

Loki directing the blind Hodur's arrow in a 19th century sculpture

Vikings raiding from their shallow hulled vessels that were capable of navigating the rivers and waterways of Europe, Denmark

This early metalwork basket shows the high degree of craftsmanship in Hunnic metallurgy, Hungary

Anthropomorphic Funeral Urn; Santarém, Terracotta Lower Amazonia, Brazil, 11th Century

A Roman standard bearer

An English sculpture depicting an early viking raid found in an abbey

Map Showing the Khmer Empire at its height in the 13th Century

The Statue of Ramesses II, Egypt

The Witham shield, although from Britain, is the best preserved example of an ornate La Tene era Celtic weapon

Aboriginal Dancers in an early photo of a Ceremony, Australia

Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru

The Slavs built wooden temples to worship their deities

A Gaulish attack on Romans

An early engraving of the Inca and battling the Conquistadors, Peru

Colossal Statue of Aramazd in Anatolia

Pachecuti, the greatest of the Inca Emperors is still revered in the highlands of Peru

Dacians fighting during the Roman conquest

Hebe giving ambrosia to the gods, from the Athena Vase, Greece

The Temple of Garni, built by the Romans during their occupation of Armenia

The five nation and great lakes tribes were the first to play the ball game of lacrosse, so called by their French fur trader counterparts because of the netted canes they used to scoop up the hide ball used in the game, North America

A map of Germania, as described by Roman historians

Many tribes actively participated in warfare, the noble savage was as much a myth as opposed to the reality of native life

Siegfried, the Teuton hero of German lore

The Tribes in Tasmania Prior to their Extinction

King's head from Kalocsa; Red Limestone, Árpád 13th century, Hungary

Maori art is also covered with the symbolic patterns used in Polynesian tattoo, New Zealand

The Head of the kneeling Archer from the Tomb of the Qin Emperor, 3rd Century BCE

An illustration showing Mayans playing the sacred ball game, Guatemala

A life size eagle warrior ceramic effigy, Mexico

A Gaulish Helmet, showing the high degree of Celtic metalwork

The Chinese were the first to use gunpowder, yet they did not capitalize on it's use militarily

A cutaway view of an Inuit Igloo, Canda

A Roman mosaic of Roma, the allegorical city of Rome

The Swiatowit Idol; Limestone, Slavic 9th Century

Map showing Aboriginal migrations into Australia

An Iroquois warrior from the colonial era, North America

The Sheela na Gig are figurative carvings of naked women displaying an exaggerated genitals and are symbolic of lust as hideous and sinfully corrupting

A giant Olmec head of a warrior at La Venta, Mexico

The Ancient Lands of the Gauls

The famous Oedipus Krater, illustrating the encounter with the Sphinx, Greece

Helmet from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century AD

The Coricancha, or Temple of the Sun, Peru

An Aztec warrior sacrifice from a colonial manuscript, Mexico

Višap stelae dated from the 18th-16th centuries BCE

The White Horse as seen from the air, England

Bronze Head of Anahita, reign of Tigranes; Hellenic 1st Century BCE

Sun-Tzu, the realist writer of the the influential "Art of War"

The Pharaoh Ahmose battling the Hyksos from a tomb painting, Egypt

The lands inhabited by the Mapuche before the conquest, Chile

A Teutonic Warrior depicted in medieval sources

A view of Pampas Indians in the colonial era, Argentina, Aquatint circa 18th century

The Bolo Sword, the historic weapon of the Philippine warrior

The Coatlicue Statue that was uncovered in the Plaza of Mexico

Viking Chess Piece, Danish or Norwegian 12th Century, Found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland

A portrait of Tacitus, the Roman author of the first German history

The Norse raiding Ireland's monasteries

An antique map showing the principle City States of Greece

Silver Coin of Tigranes, 1st Century BCE

A modern reenactment of a Roman legion, showing an accurate depiction of the formations and style of dress

A realistic bust of the blind Poet Homer, although his actual existence is still largely based on legend

The Statue of Ramesses II is a 3,200-year-old figure depicting him standing, that was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia at the Great Temple of Ptah of Mit-Rahina near Memphis, Egypt

Polychrome Wood Face Mask, Tsimshian People, British Columbia, 19th Century, Canada

Areas inhabited by Inuit Culture, Canada

A full view of the very well preserved Osberg ships, Norway

The Roman Colosseum, the scene of violence for entertainment, Italy

Laplanders in front of their Hut in a 19th century lithograph

Reconstruction of the Roman fortified village of Bremetenacum, England

Attila, the scourge of God

The Celtic god Cernunnos

A Maori warrior as depicted in a 19th Century lithograph, New Zealand

The Huns were expert Bowmen and could even shoot accurately from a galloping horse, Hungary

The landscape of Araucania is a fertile valley ringed by steep mountains and volcanoes and deep forests of Araucaria trees, Chile

A group of Iroquois of the 5 nations, with a False Face Mask Dancer in the foreground, North America

The Roman Army had drummers and bugle corps

The Boleadora, the common weapon of the Pampas, Argentina

A Roman Bronze mirror, recovered in Britain, 1st to 2nd Century

Bust of Hevajra, Angkor period, late 12th–early 13th century

A bog wheel found in Netherlands

Arabian Tribesmen Fighting Persians

A Chimu gold mask, Peru

The bone goggles used by Inuit to protect their eyes from blinding snow glare, Canada

Bust of Nefertiti from Amarna, Workshop of Thutmose, 14th Century BCE, Egypt

The Kultrun drum with Mapuche symbols depicted, Chile

Hathor, the goddess of love, dance and alcohol was depicted as a cow, Egypt

An Inca ceremony and temple, in a rather misinterpreted view, from an early European engraving, Peru

A Germanic Soldier in the late Roman army

Maitum Anthropomorphic Burial Jar, 5 BCE to A.D. 225, Philippines

Tiw, the god of War

Map of Ancient Britain, showing the Celtic tribes, and Roman roads

One of the few surviving Inca gold artworks depicting the figure of a woman, Peru

The army of Terracotta warriors as found in situ at the Tomb of the last Qin Emperor, China

The solid gold burial Mask found at Mycenae, attributed to Agamemnon

The largest, inner "Sarsen" lintels at Stonehenge, England

The Sarmatians were the original inhabitants of the Polish plains

The iconic funerary statues found in tombs, depicting noble couples in repose

A map showing the various migration routes taken by Germanic tribes from the 5th and 11th centuries

The Lenni-Lenape were one of the Largest Delaware speaking tribes and fought as scouts in the French and Indian wars, North America

Head of a Man Wearing Helmet; Celtic, 2nd to 3rd Century

A warrior with a rhomphaia from a Roman marble

A detail of the Dresden Codex, one of only 6 Mayan codices , or painted books, to survive the Conquest, Mexico

Queen Boudicca (Boadicea) of the Iceni, eEgland

An Etruscan bronze Chimera, a mythical beast, shows the high degree of Etruscan casting the Romans later adopted

Moche Portrait Vase of Warrior, 5th - 6th Century, Peru

A modern reconstruction of what the Statue of the Olympian Zeus may have looked like

An Alabaster Sphinx at the ruins of Memphis, Egypt

A map of the Roman Empire showing the provinces at it's height in the 1st Century

The Great Pyramid was listed by Antipater of Sidon as one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is the only one of the ancient Wonders still in existence, Egypt

A reconstruction of an early Norse village

Tarabostes, the last King, and leader of the Dacian uprising

A Dacian warrior of the 1st century holding his distinctive Rhomphaia sword

Figure of Ibarama, First Ancestral Being, carved and incised milkwood; North-eastern Arnhemland, Northern Territory, Australia

The famous wickerman of legend, may have been based on an actual type of ritual sacrifice

An Iroquois chief from the late 18th century showing physical characteristics of his mixture of European and native ancestry, which was more common in early colonial America then initially known, North America

A wall painting at Luxor depicting the God Anubis and the body of the Pharaoh, Egypt

A view of Stonehenge from the Horizon of the Salisbury Plan, England

The ancient henge at Ballycrovane, Ireland

The Five Nations Confederacy was centered in what is modern New York State in the finger lakes region, North America

Vercingetorix, the last great rebel leader of the Gauls

The Maori meeting house adorned with the intricate Maori carvings, New Zealand

One of the dragon mast heads from the Osberg ship burials, Norway

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since c 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, Egypt

This bronze figure was recently unearthed in a new phase of excavation ongoing at the Qin Emperor's tomb, China

A early photograph showing Totem Poles carved perhaps 100 years prior, Canada

The Kilclooney dolmen, or tomb made from stone lintels, Ireland

Bust of Augustus, Roman Bronze, 1st Century AD, Italy

A portion of the Elgin Marbles, now kept in London

The temples were obscured by dense jungles until rediscovered by Europeans in the 19th Century

The Sutton Hoo shoulder clasp, worn by a high ranking Anglo-Saxon noble

Polish warrior being attacked by tribal peoples

An Map Showing the Hajj, or Pilgrimage to The Holy City of Mecca

Ariminius, the leader of the German rebellion

The mythical brothers Lech, Czech and Rus, the allegorical founders of Polish, Czech, and Russian nations

Lautaro was the leader of the Mapuche uprising, and learned to defeat the tactics of the Spanish; 17th century manuscript, Chile

The Lost City of Petra, in Modern Day Jordan eas the seat of the Ancient Arabian Kingdom of Nabataea

The Bent Pyramid, located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, of Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu, Egypt

The Great Wall of China, perhaps the most monumental achievement of the Ancient world

The remnants of a once mighty frontier wall, Hadrian's Wall, England

A Gallic bronze head representing an unknown deity, France

Finno-Ugric Ceramic vessels

A Lusitanian Warrior, a 1st century sculpture

An Aboriginal Elder with the Traditional Pearl Shell Necklace, Australia

A reconstruction of the main temple at Copan clearly demonstrating how all Mayan temples were brightly colored originally, Guatemala

Mapuche Mask, Araucania Region, Chile, 19th Century

Jade Mask found in Tomb of Tikal, Classic Maya 3rd Century, Guatemala

Depiction of Armenian warrior in Chariot, from Persepolis

A Mayan vase, Mexico

An early 19th Century engraving Showing how the Amazonians appeared to the first Explorers, Brazil

A Roman helmet

The Eight Immortals as depicted in Art, China

The Aweti with the traditional painted hair cut short to distinguish them from other tribes of the Xingu, Brazil

A Kayapo wearing the distinctive facial painting of his tribe, Brazil

A Gaulish Chieftain taunts his enemies

An accurate reconstruction of early British settlements, based on recent excavations

Germanic warriors on Trajan's column, Rome

An early Inuit carving found in Greenland that may represent a westerner or Viking settler in what may be a knight's surcoat, Canada

A Mari woman, form the ancestral Finno-Ugric lands in Asia

A statue of Gorm the first King to unify the Danes, Denmark

Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, the Conquistador of Manila, Philippines

Many tribes actively participated in warfare, the noble savage was as much a myth as opposed to the reality of native life, North America

Some of the last images of an Ona family, before they were assimilated into Chile, today their language and customs are extinct, Chile

Head of Athena, Hellenistic late 3rd–2nd century BCE, Greece

The death of Balder form a 10th century manuscript, soon the raiding ended and the Danes took to writing and documenting their past

A Classic Maya urn with skeletal representations of the lords of death, Guatemala

Egyptian soldiers carved in wood from the Old Kingdom, Egypt

The Viking warrior shown wearing a helmet without the distinctive horns as is mythologized in the the human imagination

The Danes raided villages and monasteries in Ireland developing a reputation for barbarity

A map showing the location of Marajó Island, and the Civilization that has been recently discovered there, Brazil

Viriathus, leader of the last Lusitanian rebellion

A carving of Sedna, the Sea Goddess, Canada

Saxo Grammaticus, the first to describe Danish History

An Algonquin warrior, the archetypal enemy of the Iroquois, North America

The realism and individualism depicted was unique to each figure, as no two were alike, China

The Torque used by the Gallic Celts in particular

Atahualpa, the last Inca Emperor, Peru

Aboriginal warrior, Northeastern Queensland, Australia, 1910 The subject poses with a large fighting club and a shield of the Queensland rainforest type, decorated with a characteristically vibrant totemic design. Around his neck he wears a so-called King breast plate. Annotation on reverse reads: His Majesty King Yei-i-nie of Cairns, NQ

The Statue of Arpad, in Heroes Square in Budapest depicting the founder of the Magyar nation

A map of the Nile valley showing the early Kingdoms of Egypt

Map showing the ancestral tribes of Poland

One of the few known photos of Toba woman showing her unique facial tattoos, Argentina

Western Inuit (Inuvialuit) dance outside of the Hudson's Bay Company post at Fort MacPherson, ca. 1870, Canada

Statue of Victory (Amman) holding celestial disk with head of Tyche (Fortune)

A map of ancient Dacia, Romania

One of the many faced temples in Angkor Wat, depicting the Hindu God Vishnu

Maitum pottery form the national collection of the Philippines

Swiatowit as represented by the artist Alphonse Mucha

The Greeks were the first to see the Cosmos as a perplex machine that operated according to laws of nature

An early colonial painting of the 18th century chiefs of the Iroquois Confederacy, North America

The Citadel of Mycenae

The Sphinx overlooking the Giza plateau, and is the largest monolith statue in the world, Egypt

Face on Oseberg Cart; Slagen, Vestfold, 820 AD, Norway

The Mapuche were accomplished silversmiths as can be seen with this pendant, Chile

Mapuche Machi's, or Shaman's performing ritualized music with the Kultrun, Chile

A reconstruction of an individual wearing the artifacts buried with the Lord of Sipan, Peru

The Supreme Ruler of Heaven, the Jade Emperor, China

The Poles inherited their horse riding skills from their Sarmatian fore fathers

Iroquois False Face Society Mask, 18th Century, North America

Anthopomorphic Head, 6500-3500 BCE, Romania

Tuthmosis III statue in Luxor Museum, Egypt

Lapu Lapu, the leader of the Philippine uprising

The throne found in the tomb was most certainly used by the Pharaoh, King Tut, Egypt

The Osberg Cart, one of the few surviving examples of it's kind, Norway

A piece of Face Armour used by later Arabian Furusiyya Cavalry

Tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt

A View of Angkor Wat, perhaps the most famous of South East Asian Ruins

The druids have been popularized as the sages of lore, but in reality were the priestly caste of the Celtic tribes

This Kayapo woman is shown in the traditional body paint of her tribe, the ceremonial coloring that has been maintained throughout the centuries, Brazil

Viking raids were very often on the waterways and coasts of France, 9th century manuscript

Celto-Germanic Early Deity, La Tène, Holzgerlingen 5th to 4th Century BCE

A Maori post carving, New Zealand

Bearded head of Nabataean priest, Petra, circa first century A.D.

Algonquin Indian from the forest of the eastern woodlands

The Spanish battling the Visayans, Philippines

The ear plug from Sipan, Peru

A Maori man with facial tattoos, New Zealand

An ancient Sarmatian maiden, Poland

The Borger Dolmen, similar to those found in iron age Britain

Maiden Castle was built in around 600 BC by the neolithic Britains, but was occupied until Roman times

A 19th Century Lithograph depicting a bust of Heraclitus

A map of the Kingdoms established after the fall of Rome

Turquoise Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli the god of fire; Aztec, 14th Century, Mexico

Machu Picchu is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley, 50 miles from Cuzco, Peru

Lao-Tzu, the "Old Sage" and historic father of Taoism

Statue of Ammaalay, Saba 1st century BCE; Yemen

The Pharaoh's solid gold funerary mask, King Tut, Egypt

A group of Iroquois of the 5 nations, with a False Face Mask Dancer in the foreground

Head of Warrior, Lusitanian, found Galicia, 1st Century

An old photo of Ona Indians and their beech bark tee pee, Chile

The winged Hussar armor of Polish medieval times may have been influenced by historic tribal symbols

A photograph from the 19th century of a Maori chieftain, New Zealand

The jewel encrusted buckle found in the Sutton Hoo excavations, England

Angkor Thom is a smaller sister complex to Angkor Wat and as only been partly excavated

The Arch of Titus

Aboriginal warrior, North Queensland photograph by Henry King (c 1900) The subject holds a shell tipped spear-thrower of the Cape Grenville type, and a boomerang, with the band representing his clan, Australia

Amun Ra, The Creator, Egypt

One of the few surviving pillars with Celtic scroll work to survive in Ireland

The Ringerike Viking Helmet, circa 10th century

The Jelling Stone, depicting Runes describing Denmark, and considered the birth certificate of the Danish Kingdom

An ancient Dacian helmet

The Pyramid of Djoser in the Saqqara necropolis, was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier Imhotep, during the 27th century BC, Egypt

A painting of Hinepare, a Maori noblewoman, New Zealand

An anamorphic vase of the Santarém Culture, Brazil

Eagle and jaguar warriors from a colonial era manuscript, Mexico

A Scottish Highlander fighting alongside an Iroquois, perhaps one of the last time in history that such diverse encounters took place, North America

Etruscan dancers from a tomb in Etruria

The Temple of the Sun at Teotihuacan, the largest pyramid in the world, Mexico

Aboriginal chief with club and shield, Photographer: Captain Sweet - South Australia 1870's The designs on the shield suggest this photograph was taken in the Murray River area near the New South Wales border

Carved face in wood with haliotis shell, Maori peoples, Aotearoa, 19th–20th century, New Zealand

The Prophet Abraham, the founder of all three monotheistic religions in Ancient Arabia

The Magyars entering the Pannonian plain from the Chronicon Pictum, 1360, Hungary

This Inuit woman from the western coast of Hudson Bay, wears clothing heavily decorated with beads and other trade items, Canada

The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Rameses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BCE), Egypt

One of the guard towers that extends high above the wall at intervals, China

Two Kayapo Indians, showing the beautiful feathers won by them in ceremonial settings, Brazil

The pre-christian Swiatovit deity, a four sided statue depicting a Slavic supreme deity

The famed Lion's Gate entrance at Mycenae

A scene from the Kalevala, the epic poem of Finland

The Skuldelev ship, the best preserved Danish vessel, 1090 AD

The She wolf of the Tiber nursing the infants Romulus and Remus. The famous ancient bronze was heralded when discovered in the renaissance era, although the cherubs are most probably a later addition to replace lost originals

Inuit hunter from early Thule culture, C

The main plaza of Tikal showing the large number of pyramids as they looked in the late post classic era, Guatemala

An Avar helmet, which was adopted by the Huns after they conquered and assimilated with the Avar tribes

The Viking long ship, the unique Norse vessel able to navigate long distances

An ancient map depicting the early formation of Denmark, 16th century

Odysseus from an ancient illustration

A Mayan Jade pendant, Mexico

The Inca mummified and worshiped their ancestors, Peru

A classical sculpture depicting Odin, the head of the Aesir

The Greek Phalanx formation

An accurate reconstruction of ancient Aztec jaguar warrior armor, Mexico

Music plays a vital role in the life of the male throughout the Dreamtime, with this individual playing the Didgeridoo, which was traditionally only played by males, Australia

The Parthenon, the Temple dedicated to Athena as it looks today, Greece

The Gokstad ship, Norway

The city of Copan illustrated at it's height, Guatemala

Finno-Ugric Carved Wooden Figure, 12th to 13th Century

The first king of Poland, the legendary Mieszko the first

Armenian vassal bringing tribute to Persian King from great staircase at Persepolis

The Houten Idol; Wood, 5000 BCE, Willemstad, Netherlands

The Castillo at Chichen Itza, Mexico

A 19th century Saami family, living much as the early Finns did

Pampas Indians hunting after the arrival of horses in the colonial era, Argentina

A statue of Philip found in the royal tombs of Macedon

A Maori warrior performing the Haka, or war dance unique to his culture, New Zealand

Mocovi body tattoos and woman tattooing a man, Northern Argentina, South America, from a manuscript circa 1750

A painting showing the arrival of Arpad and the Magyars into central Europe

An ancient Finnish Reki, or Sled

The original architecture of the Lintels in ancient times, England

An early woodcut depiction of Finnish warriors

A Qin Archer from the tomb of the first emperor, China

The beautiful green Patu, was the most prized weapon of the Maori warrior, New Zealand

Iroquois False Face Society Mask, 18th Century

An Manunggul Jar, perhaps used for funerary purposes, Philippines

A male figure from Rapa Nui, or easter Island, the farthest extant of the Polynesian sphere, New Zealand

A woven Hat used by men of the Haida in British Columbia, 19th Century, Canada

A Cagayanes Warrior, from a colonial manuscript, Philippines

A Roman marble that shows the naked warrior with distinctive hair and mustache

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The bet known depiction of Julius Caesar was just recently found

The Elk Head found in Hirvenpaa

Huamán Poma de Ayala's depiction of the Battle of Maule, between Mapuches and Incas, Chile

This image shows how the carvings were not one stone, but multiple stones pieced carefully together by Khmer artisans

Northern Argentina, 14th Century

The lunela, a unique type of torque used by the celtiberian Lusitanians

The head of a Macaw, from a structure at Copan, Guatemala

The main pyramid at Tikal as it looks today, Guatemala

A modern recreation of an Incan ceremony called Inti Raimi, or festival of the sun, Peru

A later Slavic warrior

The Forbidden City, the home of the Chinese emperors until the last dynasty was overthrown in the 20th century

One of the best preserved examples of late Celtic armor

An Ancient Arab from the Great Stair Relief in Persepolis, Persia

The Aztec god of death, a rather frightful image to the Spanish, Mexico

A dancers mask representing an eagle, carved by Haida, 19th Century, Canada

A Mapuche woman standing by a carved totem depicting the central spirit of their culture, Chile

A 19th Century photo of Mapuche warriors, Chile

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes), founded in 1400 BC

The standing warrior lintels at Tula, the capitol of the Toltecs, Mexico

The Suya are another tribe in the Xingu river who are known for piercing their lips with large discs, a fact first recorded by the Portuguese and Spanish Explorers, Brazil

A village in Ancient Denmark as it may have looked during the Viking era

A model reconstruction of the Acropolis Hill, Greece

Loki directing the blind Hodur's arrow in a 19th century sculpture

Vikings raiding from their shallow hulled vessels that were capable of navigating the rivers and waterways of Europe, Denmark

This early metalwork basket shows the high degree of craftsmanship in Hunnic metallurgy, Hungary

Anthropomorphic Funeral Urn; Santarém, Terracotta Lower Amazonia, Brazil, 11th Century

A Roman standard bearer

An English sculpture depicting an early viking raid found in an abbey

Map Showing the Khmer Empire at its height in the 13th Century

The Statue of Ramesses II, Egypt

The Witham shield, although from Britain, is the best preserved example of an ornate La Tene era Celtic weapon

Aboriginal Dancers in an early photo of a Ceremony, Australia

Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru

The Slavs built wooden temples to worship their deities

A Gaulish attack on Romans

An early engraving of the Inca and battling the Conquistadors, Peru

Colossal Statue of Aramazd in Anatolia

Pachecuti, the greatest of the Inca Emperors is still revered in the highlands of Peru

Dacians fighting during the Roman conquest

Hebe giving ambrosia to the gods, from the Athena Vase, Greece

The Temple of Garni, built by the Romans during their occupation of Armenia

The five nation and great lakes tribes were the first to play the ball game of lacrosse, so called by their French fur trader counterparts because of the netted canes they used to scoop up the hide ball used in the game, North America

A map of Germania, as described by Roman historians

Many tribes actively participated in warfare, the noble savage was as much a myth as opposed to the reality of native life

Siegfried, the Teuton hero of German lore

The Tribes in Tasmania Prior to their Extinction

King's head from Kalocsa; Red Limestone, Árpád 13th century, Hungary

Maori art is also covered with the symbolic patterns used in Polynesian tattoo, New Zealand

The Head of the kneeling Archer from the Tomb of the Qin Emperor, 3rd Century BCE

An illustration showing Mayans playing the sacred ball game, Guatemala

A life size eagle warrior ceramic effigy, Mexico

A Gaulish Helmet, showing the high degree of Celtic metalwork

The Chinese were the first to use gunpowder, yet they did not capitalize on it's use militarily

A cutaway view of an Inuit Igloo, Canda

A Roman mosaic of Roma, the allegorical city of Rome

The Swiatowit Idol; Limestone, Slavic 9th Century

Map showing Aboriginal migrations into Australia

An Iroquois warrior from the colonial era, North America

The Sheela na Gig are figurative carvings of naked women displaying an exaggerated genitals and are symbolic of lust as hideous and sinfully corrupting

A giant Olmec head of a warrior at La Venta, Mexico

The Ancient Lands of the Gauls

The famous Oedipus Krater, illustrating the encounter with the Sphinx, Greece

Helmet from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century AD

The Coricancha, or Temple of the Sun, Peru

An Aztec warrior sacrifice from a colonial manuscript, Mexico

Višap stelae dated from the 18th-16th centuries BCE

The White Horse as seen from the air, England

Bronze Head of Anahita, reign of Tigranes; Hellenic 1st Century BCE

Sun-Tzu, the realist writer of the the influential "Art of War"

The Pharaoh Ahmose battling the Hyksos from a tomb painting, Egypt

The lands inhabited by the Mapuche before the conquest, Chile

A Teutonic Warrior depicted in medieval sources

A view of Pampas Indians in the colonial era, Argentina, Aquatint circa 18th century

The Bolo Sword, the historic weapon of the Philippine warrior

The Coatlicue Statue that was uncovered in the Plaza of Mexico

Viking Chess Piece, Danish or Norwegian 12th Century, Found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland

A portrait of Tacitus, the Roman author of the first German history

The Norse raiding Ireland's monasteries

An antique map showing the principle City States of Greece

Silver Coin of Tigranes, 1st Century BCE

A modern reenactment of a Roman legion, showing an accurate depiction of the formations and style of dress

A realistic bust of the blind Poet Homer, although his actual existence is still largely based on legend

The Statue of Ramesses II is a 3,200-year-old figure depicting him standing, that was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia at the Great Temple of Ptah of Mit-Rahina near Memphis, Egypt

Polychrome Wood Face Mask, Tsimshian People, British Columbia, 19th Century, Canada

Areas inhabited by Inuit Culture, Canada

A full view of the very well preserved Osberg ships, Norway

The Roman Colosseum, the scene of violence for entertainment, Italy

Laplanders in front of their Hut in a 19th century lithograph

Reconstruction of the Roman fortified village of Bremetenacum, England

Attila, the scourge of God

The Celtic god Cernunnos

A Maori warrior as depicted in a 19th Century lithograph, New Zealand

The Huns were expert Bowmen and could even shoot accurately from a galloping horse, Hungary

The landscape of Araucania is a fertile valley ringed by steep mountains and volcanoes and deep forests of Araucaria trees, Chile

A group of Iroquois of the 5 nations, with a False Face Mask Dancer in the foreground, North America

The Roman Army had drummers and bugle corps

The Boleadora, the common weapon of the Pampas, Argentina

A Roman Bronze mirror, recovered in Britain, 1st to 2nd Century

Bust of Hevajra, Angkor period, late 12th–early 13th century

A bog wheel found in Netherlands

Arabian Tribesmen Fighting Persians

A Chimu gold mask, Peru

The bone goggles used by Inuit to protect their eyes from blinding snow glare, Canada

Bust of Nefertiti from Amarna, Workshop of Thutmose, 14th Century BCE, Egypt

The Kultrun drum with Mapuche symbols depicted, Chile

Hathor, the goddess of love, dance and alcohol was depicted as a cow, Egypt

An Inca ceremony and temple, in a rather misinterpreted view, from an early European engraving, Peru

A Germanic Soldier in the late Roman army

Maitum Anthropomorphic Burial Jar, 5 BCE to A.D. 225, Philippines

Tiw, the god of War

Map of Ancient Britain, showing the Celtic tribes, and Roman roads

One of the few surviving Inca gold artworks depicting the figure of a woman, Peru

The army of Terracotta warriors as found in situ at the Tomb of the last Qin Emperor, China

The solid gold burial Mask found at Mycenae, attributed to Agamemnon

The largest, inner "Sarsen" lintels at Stonehenge, England

The Sarmatians were the original inhabitants of the Polish plains

The iconic funerary statues found in tombs, depicting noble couples in repose

A map showing the various migration routes taken by Germanic tribes from the 5th and 11th centuries

The Lenni-Lenape were one of the Largest Delaware speaking tribes and fought as scouts in the French and Indian wars, North America

Head of a Man Wearing Helmet; Celtic, 2nd to 3rd Century

A warrior with a rhomphaia from a Roman marble

A detail of the Dresden Codex, one of only 6 Mayan codices , or painted books, to survive the Conquest, Mexico

Queen Boudicca (Boadicea) of the Iceni, eEgland

An Etruscan bronze Chimera, a mythical beast, shows the high degree of Etruscan casting the Romans later adopted

Moche Portrait Vase of Warrior, 5th - 6th Century, Peru

A modern reconstruction of what the Statue of the Olympian Zeus may have looked like

An Alabaster Sphinx at the ruins of Memphis, Egypt

A map of the Roman Empire showing the provinces at it's height in the 1st Century

The Great Pyramid was listed by Antipater of Sidon as one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is the only one of the ancient Wonders still in existence, Egypt

A reconstruction of an early Norse village

Tarabostes, the last King, and leader of the Dacian uprising

A Dacian warrior of the 1st century holding his distinctive Rhomphaia sword

Figure of Ibarama, First Ancestral Being, carved and incised milkwood; North-eastern Arnhemland, Northern Territory, Australia

The famous wickerman of legend, may have been based on an actual type of ritual sacrifice

An Iroquois chief from the late 18th century showing physical characteristics of his mixture of European and native ancestry, which was more common in early colonial America then initially known, North America

A wall painting at Luxor depicting the God Anubis and the body of the Pharaoh, Egypt

A view of Stonehenge from the Horizon of the Salisbury Plan, England

The ancient henge at Ballycrovane, Ireland

The Five Nations Confederacy was centered in what is modern New York State in the finger lakes region, North America

Vercingetorix, the last great rebel leader of the Gauls

The Maori meeting house adorned with the intricate Maori carvings, New Zealand

One of the dragon mast heads from the Osberg ship burials, Norway

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since c 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, Egypt

This bronze figure was recently unearthed in a new phase of excavation ongoing at the Qin Emperor's tomb, China

A early photograph showing Totem Poles carved perhaps 100 years prior, Canada

The Kilclooney dolmen, or tomb made from stone lintels, Ireland

Bust of Augustus, Roman Bronze, 1st Century AD, Italy

A portion of the Elgin Marbles, now kept in London

The temples were obscured by dense jungles until rediscovered by Europeans in the 19th Century

The Sutton Hoo shoulder clasp, worn by a high ranking Anglo-Saxon noble

Polish warrior being attacked by tribal peoples

An Map Showing the Hajj, or Pilgrimage to The Holy City of Mecca

Ariminius, the leader of the German rebellion

The mythical brothers Lech, Czech and Rus, the allegorical founders of Polish, Czech, and Russian nations

Lautaro was the leader of the Mapuche uprising, and learned to defeat the tactics of the Spanish; 17th century manuscript, Chile

The Lost City of Petra, in Modern Day Jordan eas the seat of the Ancient Arabian Kingdom of Nabataea

The Bent Pyramid, located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, of Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu, Egypt

The Great Wall of China, perhaps the most monumental achievement of the Ancient world

The remnants of a once mighty frontier wall, Hadrian's Wall, England

A Gallic bronze head representing an unknown deity, France

Finno-Ugric Ceramic vessels

A Lusitanian Warrior, a 1st century sculpture

An Aboriginal Elder with the Traditional Pearl Shell Necklace, Australia

A reconstruction of the main temple at Copan clearly demonstrating how all Mayan temples were brightly colored originally, Guatemala

Mapuche Mask, Araucania Region, Chile, 19th Century

Jade Mask found in Tomb of Tikal, Classic Maya 3rd Century, Guatemala

Depiction of Armenian warrior in Chariot, from Persepolis

A Mayan vase, Mexico

An early 19th Century engraving Showing how the Amazonians appeared to the first Explorers, Brazil

A Roman helmet

The Eight Immortals as depicted in Art, China

The Aweti with the traditional painted hair cut short to distinguish them from other tribes of the Xingu, Brazil

A Kayapo wearing the distinctive facial painting of his tribe, Brazil

A Gaulish Chieftain taunts his enemies