Prehistory is the period of time which came before history was recorded. Although it can mean the period of time before there were humans, it is usually meant to depict the period of time before humans invented writing.
Recommended Resources
National Geographic's Genographic Project follows the team of investigators as they work to find out about prehistoric footprints found in Botswana.
https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/
The BBC's Science and Nature section contains details about the first Europeans, Neanderthals and the Ice Age as well as the close call homo sapiens had with extinction.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/human/human_evolution/
Fossil Fragments: The Riddle of Human Origins
Yale University presents this website which traces the history of fossil hunting. Also offers photographs of the Bronze Age and other prehistoric exhibits.
http://www.peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/fossils/
National Geographic: Prehistoric Animals
On its site, National Geographic Magazine highlights prehistoric animals, including their features, characteristic, and artist renderings of what they probably looked like.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/
3D models of various dinosaurs and prehistoric animals are featured, along with interactives, informational texts, and an online store.
http://www.prehistoricplanet.com/
First published in 1993, Prehistoric Times is a full-color magazine that features prehistoric animal model kits, toy figures, books, and other items, along with interviews with artists and scientists, artwork from paleoartists, and information about prehistoric life. The publication is also available in digital format.
http://www.prehistorictimes.com/
The guide to prehistoric wildlife claims more than a thousand different species, including dinosaurs, early arthropods, fish, mammals, and birds. Species may be found through an alphabetical index, and other features include a glossary, time periods, and lists.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/
A collection of more than forty oil paintings of prehistoric dinosaurs, and their habitat, by the artist Josef Moravec, are featured here, including an dinosaur timeline, an overview of the artist, his traveling exhibit, and an online store.
http://www.prehistory.com/
Museum web site delves into humans who lived during the Ice Age, and contains sections about the Natural World and people who lived during the Stone Age.
http://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/Explore/virtually-the-ice-age.aspx
