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Category: Prehistoric Places

So much happened before the invention of writing! That’s what delineates history from prehistory, and there are millions of years worth of events before Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics in 3200 BCE! See ancient ruins and even more ancient fossils in this collection of prehistoric places!
Effigy Mounds National Monument!
Feb 10Jun 8

Effigy Mounds National Monument!

Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota!
Jan 27May 7

Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota!

Jewel Cave & Wind Cave: the Black Holes of the Black Hills!
Jan 27May 16

Jewel Cave & Wind Cave: the Black Holes of the Black Hills!

The Anhinga Trail Site!
Dec 21Apr 15

The Anhinga Trail Site!

Moenave Dinosaur Tracks!
Nov 3Mar 26

Moenave Dinosaur Tracks!

Badlands Dinosaur Museum!
Oct 8Nov 14

Badlands Dinosaur Museum!

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument!
Aug 9Oct 3

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument!

Out to Spud: Idaho Oddities and Ancient Horses!
Aug 9Sep 26

Out to Spud: Idaho Oddities and Ancient Horses!

El Morro National Monument!
Feb 5Apr 26

El Morro National Monument!

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park!
Jan 17Mar 19

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park!

A Historic Day of Georgia Mounds and MLK!
Jan 17Apr 2

A Historic Day of Georgia Mounds and MLK!

Russell Cave National Monument!
Jan 14Feb 7

Russell Cave National Monument!

Carnegie Festivities in Pittsburgh!
Jul 23Dec 21

Carnegie Festivities in Pittsburgh!

Cahokia Mounds Historic Site!
Jun 18Jan 22

Cahokia Mounds Historic Site!

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument!
Oct 20Mar 22

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument!

Johnny Day, Chasing the Clouds Away!
Oct 20Dec 3

Johnny Day, Chasing the Clouds Away!

Parowan Gap Dinosaur Tracks!
Aug 25Nov 26

Parowan Gap Dinosaur Tracks!

Quarry Exhibit Hall!
Aug 21Nov 4

Quarry Exhibit Hall!

Dinosaur National Monument!
Aug 21Nov 17

Dinosaur National Monument!

Dinosaur National Monument: America’s Jurassic Park!
Aug 21Mar 19

Dinosaur National Monument: America’s Jurassic Park!

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument!
Aug 17Nov 17

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument!

Pikes Peak, Florissant Fossils, and the Chokecherry Volcano!
Aug 17Mar 19

Pikes Peak, Florissant Fossils, and the Chokecherry Volcano!

Talampaya National Park!
Jul 1Jan 2

Talampaya National Park!

Ischigualasto Provincial Park!
Jul 1Oct 5

Ischigualasto Provincial Park!

The Triassic Parks of Talampaya and Ischigualasto!
Jul 1Jan 2

The Triassic Parks of Talampaya and Ischigualasto!

The Field Museum!
Jun 16Apr 29

The Field Museum!

The Flintstones of the Alibates Quarries!
Nov 4Jan 2

The Flintstones of the Alibates Quarries!

Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths!
Nov 3Dec 27

Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths!

Waco Mammoth National Monument!
Sep 3Jan 3

Waco Mammoth National Monument!

From Mammoth Bones to a City of Johnsons, Everything’s Bigger in Texas!
Sep 3Jan 2

From Mammoth Bones to a City of Johnsons, Everything’s Bigger in Texas!

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument!
Mar 10Jan 3

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument!

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument!
Jun 11Jan 3

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument!

Unraveling the Devil’s Corkscrew at the Agate Fossil Beds!
Jun 11Jan 2

Unraveling the Devil’s Corkscrew at the Agate Fossil Beds!

Gloom and Doom at the La Brea Tar Pits!
Jun 1Jan 2

Gloom and Doom at the La Brea Tar Pits!

Petrified Forest National Park!
May 28Mar 10

Petrified Forest National Park!

Driving ‘Round a Corner of Northern Arizona!
May 28Nov 16

Driving ‘Round a Corner of Northern Arizona!

The Musk Ox Farm!
Aug 29Feb 28

The Musk Ox Farm!

Fossil Butte!
Sep 6Mar 12

Fossil Butte!

Fossil Butte National Monument!
Sep 6Feb 20

Fossil Butte National Monument!

Memories Locked in Stone at Fossil Butte!
Sep 6Feb 20

Memories Locked in Stone at Fossil Butte!

The Petrified Forest!
Jul 13Feb 28

The Petrified Forest!

The Ranchita Yeti!
Mar 31Jun 14

The Ranchita Yeti!

McKittrick Brea Pit!
Jan 26Feb 28

McKittrick Brea Pit!

The Wooly Mammoth of Mammoth Lakes!
Sep 29Feb 4

The Wooly Mammoth of Mammoth Lakes!

The Willow Creek – China Flat Museum!
May 10Feb 4

The Willow Creek – China Flat Museum!

The Human Evolution Museum!
Mar 13Feb 28

The Human Evolution Museum!

The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca!
Mar 12Feb 28

The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca!

Bill’s 10 Best Photos of 2011!
Dec 31Dec 31

Bill’s 10 Best Photos of 2011!

Serra Springs!
Dec 4Mar 14

Serra Springs!

The Cabazon Dinosaurs!
Nov 20Feb 28

The Cabazon Dinosaurs!

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