PREHISTORY

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This arrow point is from North Africa. It was made during the Paleolithic Age and is among the first arrow points ever made. These points were also some of the first to have a tang to attach to an arrow shaft. Do you want to know more? Click here!

 This tooth is 50,000 years old and it was found in the San River region of Poland. The tooth is 12 inches wide and weighs almost 12 pounds! It is an upper left molar from an adult mammoth. We know it comes from a fully grown adult because of its size. Mammoths had six sets of teeth throughout their lives. The mammoth who had this tooth did not die of old age because the tooth isn’t worn down. Old mammoths would die of starvation because their teeth would be worn smooth and would not be able to chew food any longer. 

 This is just the small, end segment of a woolly mammoth tusk.  This finished, polished collector's piece is from eastern Europe and is over 10,000 years old. It feels like a wooden baseball bat and would hurt of it hit a person.  Woolly mammoth tusks could grow as long as 14 feet long and weigh up to 300lbs. Just imagine how strong a woolly mammoth would have to be in order to hold up those tusks all day! Those huge, powerful animals would be extremely dangerous, so modern men and Neanderthals would have to plan their hunts carefully!

This tool is from the Paleolithic Stone Age. It was found in present-day Israel. It would've been held in the hand of a Neanderthal and used to chop wood. Neanderthals were much more than just cave men! Do you want to know more? Click here!

I promise that this isn't from my beard. It's from a real woolly mammoth that lived over 20,000 years ago!

This fossilized turtle shell was given to me by my best friend and business partner. It is from Florida. When asked how old it was, he replied, "Old enough to turn to rock!" I guess I'll have to do some investigating on this one!

A real skull can cost thousands of dollars, so I have to get creative! This is a 3D printed model of a saber-toothed cat (Smilodon) skull. I gave it to my school's art teacher, who painted it to look like a real skull. Isn't it cool?1? The lower jaw of a real saber-tooth would hinge wide open and those canine teeth would sink into the flesh of its prey and it would be trapped! Many skulls like this have been found at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, CA.

Have you ever seen Jurassic Park? Well, here are some real life examples of insects that have gotten themselves stuck in amber. I purchased these from Myanmar. You can test if fossilized amber is real by seeing if it floats in salt water. These do!

These slides are from the Rouffignac Cave in France. The artwork dates back to the Paleolithic Age. Notice the animals that the people drew! How do they compare to modern animals found in France? Do you want to know more? Click here!

This diorama was made by an aspiring paleontologist. This young, talented person made this scene of a woolly mammoth in serious trouble! This scene happened literally thousands of times in places like the La Brea Tar Pits in California. An animal would get stuck, then predators, like bears, would go in for the kill and they would get stuck, too!

This is a small piece of tar from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. This is an amazing place! Please go to the website of the museum and check it out! www.tarpits.org

This arrow points are from modern-day Spain. They are from the Mesolithic Age, or the Middle Stone Age, which was from around 200,000 years ago until around 20,000 years ago. I mixed in arrow points from Native Americans in Ohio with these points. Can you tell the difference between the two? Do you want to know more? Click here!