Venus of Abri Pataud, and the archeological site of Abri Pataud at Les Eyzies
Maori Tools, Weapons and other Artefacts
Decorative objects from the Stone Age
Map of the Zelandonii Territory Local Area for EC fans, books 5 and 6
Venus of Courbet / Bruniquel / Montastruc
Niaux – Grotte de Niaux Cave Art and History
Ancient Egyptian Culture, Mummies, Statues, Burial Practices and Artefacts 4
Map of Frodos Journey to the Gates of Moria from Lord of the Rings
Le Ruth and Le Cellier in the Dordogne
Lightest alcohol stove for hiking – and the easiest to make!
Mulligans Hut to Boundary Creek – World Heritage Walk
Gargas – Cave Art of the Grotte de Gargas
Mortuary Poles and Graves of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest
Combe Grenal – a Neanderthal site in the Dordogne valley, France
La Grotte de Jolias – a Magdalenian site at Prignac-et-Marcamps, France
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Atlatls, Spear Throwers, and Woomeras
Mas dAzil Cave – La Grotte du Mas dAzil
Lalinde / Gönnersdorf Figurines and Engravings
Cedar Bentwood Chests of the First Nations of the Pacific North West
Grotte de la Vache in the Pyrenees was home for the artists of Niaux Cave
Map of the Zelandonii Territory Local Area for EC fans, books 5 and 6
Travers Sabine Circuit in New Zealand – Angelus Hut to John Tait Hut
Mamontovaya Kurya – human occupation nearly 40 000 years ago in the Russian Arctic
Map of the Wurm and Riss Glaciation
Iron Gates – Location of the Sharamudoi
Line drawings – using Photoshop to clean up photographs of line drawings
Entrance to the First Iron Gate and showing the ancient fort ofGolubac, built in the 13th Century and used for customs (taxes) for boats plying the river. Near Livaditei, above Alibeg, looking slightly upstream.
Venus of Menton, one of the Grimaldi Venuses
Brown Ivory Figurine, or Abrachiale, a venus of fossilised ivory from Balzi Rossi
Palaeolithic / Paleolithic European, Russian and Australian Archaeology / Archeology Sites
Ancient Egyptian culture from the 11th Dynasty to the end of the 20th Dynasty
Map of Frodos Journey from Rivendell to Lothlorien from Lord of the Rings
Cueva de El Mirn in Cantabria, Spain
Pestera Coliboaia – Coliboaia Cave Rock Art
Golubac – a fortified medieval town on the Danube
Chandler River – Bushwalking and Hiking
Meadowcroft Rockshelter, a pre-Clovis site
Columbian Mammoths and Bison Petroglyphs from Utah
Fort de Tayac (Roc de Tayac) – a refuge from war during the Middle Ages
From the Mountains to the Sea – Point Lookout, Grass Tree Ridge and the Bellinger River
Hamburgian site in the Netherlands – Perdeck Collection
Map of Part of the Shire from Lord of the Rings
Mezhirich / Mezhyrich / Mejiritch /і – Mammoth Camp
The Fourth Iron Gate, seen looking downstream. Photograph taken two kilometres above the Iron Gates dam, which raised the water level of the entire four Iron Gates Gorges, submerging many archaeological sites.
Sandy Creek near Laura – an Aboriginal Rock Art site in Northern Queensland
Venus of Laugerie Basse – the Supplicant
Map of Aylas travels from the Clan Cave to the Zelandonii on one page, Books 1 to 5
Parabita Venus – two venuses from Parabita, Italy
Combarelles – Les Combarelles in the Dordogne
Mammoths, Elephants and the Wooly Rhinoceros
Boundary Creek to Grassy Creek – World Heritage Walk
Solutrean – the peak of stone tools workmanship
Two Headed Woman, one of the Grimaldi Venuses
Placard Cave – Grotte du Placard – Grotte de Rochebertier
Hermaphrodite Venus from Balzi Rossi
Amelanas Cave – Third Cave of the Zelandonii That Watches Over the Most Ancient Sacred Site
Liujiang cranium, more than 40 000 years old, of a modern Homo sapiens
Canoe designs of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest
Tools, Shells and Bones from Lake Mungo in Australia
First Nations of the Pacific Northwest – Totem Poles
Map of Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings
Carte de la valle des chevaux
Shanidar, Solecki, and Mahmoud Khudir
Chapelle-aux-Saints – the Neanderthal / Neandertal skeleton
Travers – Sabine Circuit, Nelson Lakes, New Zealand
South African Rock paintings in the Cedar Mountains
Dolni Vestonice and Pavlov burials, including the triple burial
Pine Tree Creek, Tied Up Wrist and Wallaroo Galleries – Aboriginal Rock Art sites in Northern Queensland
Map of the Vezere Valley for Archeology Teachers and Students
Clothing, Masks and Weaving of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest
La Gravette, the type site for the Gravettian
Venus of Sireuil, Roc de Cazelle, Dordogne
Negroid Head Venus from Balzi Rossi
Wollomombi and Chandler Falls walking and climbing
View of the Third Iron Gate, looking upstream towards Orsova, the buildings on the ridge above the Donau.
Solvieux – a large open-air site near Gabillou in the lIsle basin.
Bushwalking, Hiking and Tramping in New Zealand
Potlatch – First Nations of the Pacific Northwest
Bara Bahau Cave – La Grotte de Bara Bahau – Ice Age Cave Art
La Micoque – a Neanderthal site in the Dordogne dating from 400 000 BP to 130 000 BP
Dolni Vestonice Jewellery, Pottery, Tools and other artifacts
Map of Frodos Journey from Bree to Rivendell from Lord of the Rings
Canoes of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest
Map of Sharamudoi Local Area for EC fans
Combe-Capelle, a Neanderthal site in Southern France
Access to Mihi Gorge and to Salisbury Waters below the junction with Mihi Creek
Ice Age Babies from the Krems-Wachtberg site
Bear and cavebear in fact, myth and legend
Marsoulas – La Grotte de Marsoulas, ice age art
Travers Sabine Circuit in New Zealand – West Sabine Hut to Blue Lake
Venus of Zaraysk / , part of the Kostenki-Willendorf culture
Heat Treatment of microcrystalline quartz
Looking across the Cerna River, which passes through Orsova. It is the river followed on the other side by Ayla and Jondalar on their way over the ridges towards the Sister River after leaving the Sharamudoi.
Venus of Tursac, a figurine of translucent calcite
Aboriginal art on the Northern Tablelands of NSW
De la premire neige aux mammouths daprs le Grand Voyage
Egyptian Mummies, Statues, Burial Practices and Artefacts index
Avdeevo – a Paleolithic site with strong links to Kostenki
Carnarvon Gorge, in the spectacular and rugged ranges of Queenslands central highlands
Mulligans Hut World Heritage Walk, Gibraltar Range – Washpool National Park
Venus of Milandes, from Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne
Laura River bed, near the Bridge – an Aboriginal Rock Art site in Northern Queensland
Travers Sabine Circuit in New Zealand – St Arnaud, Bushline and Angelus Huts
Rouffignac Cave – La Grotte de Rouffignac, ice age art
Bird Feather Cloak of Captain James Cook
Gaura Chindiei – a limestone cave at the first Iron Gate of the Danube
La Ferrassie – Neanderthal rock shelter
Between Gates Two and Three, looking upstream. Possibly the Zlata River entering on the other side.
Chandler River – Lower reaches, bushwalking and hiking
Vero Florida – Ice Age Mammoth carving
Numeracy in prehistoric art and artefacts
Don River south and north of Kostenki
La rencontre avec les SArmuna
Back to the Iron Gates – Location of the Sharamudoi
Grotte-abri de La Magdeleine des Ablis
Le Regourdou – one of the most important Neanderthal sites in France
Monte Buciero Rock Shelters – on the Cantabrian coast, Spain
Kostenki – Borshevo, – region on the Don River, Russia
Cap Blanc Abri – a frieze of prehistoric sculptures
Wonderwerk Cave – stone tools made by Homo habilis
Cueva Covalanas in Cantabria, Spain
Clan of the Cave Bear Travel Map – French
Map of the Valley of Horses – Local Map for EC fans
Danube Journey from the delta to the source
Lepenski Vir – a Mesolithic site on the Iron Gates Gorge of the Danube
Map of the Iron Gates for Archeology students and teachers
or if you have any photographs or information which would be useful for Dons Maps please contact Don Hitchcock
There are four gorges or gates in the Iron Gates of the Donau. The gorges are numbered as though you were going down them in a boat, with the second gorge downstream of the first and so on. They are displayed here as you would see them if you were going upstream.
Artefacts of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest
Map of the Iron Gates for Jean M. Auel Fans
Archaeological Sites on the Don River
Above Iron Gates Four, looking upstream towards Orsova. Two kilometres above the Iron Gates dam.
Jean Auel – Interviews and memories
Lagar Velho – the Hybrid Child from Portugal
Grotte de la Vache near Niaux – A scientific paper on its fauna and occupation by humans during the ice age
Font de Gaume – Cave Paintings from the Ice Ages
Moli del Salt – first depiction of Palaeolithic dwellings
Niaux Cave maps, plans and aerial photos
Map of Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel – Journeys
Mastodons and related early elephants
Paintings, Engravings and Sculptures
Kimberley Points – superbly made tools from the north of Australia
Casserole (archaeological site)Tools
Gruta da Aroeira – Homo heidelbergensis
Caves and Rock Shelters on the North coast of Spain
Mount Kosciuszko in the Snowy Mountains of Australia
Other Mousterian (Neanderthal) Sites and Artefacts
Three year old Neanderthal child of Roc de Marsal, one of the oldest burials of the Perigord
Carnarvon Gorge – an Aboriginal Rock Stencil Art site, with engravings of vulvas, emu and kangaroo tracks
Venus of Die Rote von Mauern – the Red Venus from the Weinberghöhlen near Mauern
Pillar of rock on side of gorge. The gorge is quite narrow here, at Iron Gates Two. Possibly near Ilisova.
Cartes dessines lordinateur
Maori Carvings, Musical Instruments, Jewellery, Textiles and Toys
Mask, or the Face, or the Figure, from Balzi Rossi
La Madeleine – a rock shelter in the Dordogne with exquisite art objects from the Magdalenian
Brassempouy Venus – Ayla from the EC series
Lespugue Venus is a 25 000 years old ivory figurine of a nude female figure
Dons Maps – Palaeolithic / Paleolithic European, Russian and Australian Archaeology / Archeology
Homo floresiensis – the most recent living human relative
Coptic and Islamic textiles and relief panels from Egypt
Niaux – Grotte de Niaux Description and History
Gönnersdorf and Andernach – Martinsberg
Plains of Passage – Clickable Map of the Danube
Venus figures from Russia, the Ukraine and sites East of the Donau mouth
Clan of the Cave Bear Travel Map – English
Willow Pool – Jondalar and Aylas Spring
Genyornis, an extinct giant bird from the Australian Ice Age
Isturitz, Oxocelhaya and Erberua Caves, where many prehistoric flutes were found
Grotte de Gabillou, Grotte de Las Agnelas
Namibia – Rock paintings from Namibia in Africa
Homo Erectus – Homo Sapiens skull found in China
Waterproofing a pack quickly and easily
Clickable map of the Shelters of Stone area in the Land of Painted Caves, Vezere Valley
Lightweight and Warm Sleeping Bags and Quilts
Kebara Cave, a Middle Paleolithic Aurignacian and Mousterian site
Causes of the end of the last Ice Age
Venus figures from the Kostenki – Borshevo region on the Don River
Bedeilhac Cave – Grotte de Bedeilhac
Grottes et Abris-sous-Roche Français et Espagnols
Between Gates Two and Three, looking upstream. Possibly in the region of Vlasac (on the other side).
Ice Age Animals, Plants, People and Geology
Grotte de la Mouthe – a decorated cave from the Upper Paleolithic
Crimean Peninsula – Sudak, the Clan fishing site
Venus of Laussel – La Femme a la Corne
Lightweight Bushwalking / Hiking Gear which you can make yourself
Sarum Lookout, Salisbury Waters and McDirtys Lookout
Ice Age Maps showing the extent of the ice sheets
Winnemucca Petroglyphs: Oldest Rock Art in North America
Quinkan Corner, the Rock Wallaby Gallery, and Tent Shelter Gallery – Aboriginal Rock Art sites in Northern Queensland
Venus el Rombo, or Venus de Losange, (the diamond or rhomboid shaped venus) from Grimaldi
Golden Thread – formerly used as a herbal contraceptive and abortifacient
Map of Zelandonii Extended Area from Land of Painted Caves
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Hajducka Vodenica – a Mesolithic Iron Gates site
Saint Csaire Neanderthal skeleton
Cuina Turcului – a rock shelter in the Iron Gates gorges of the Danube
Brady Creek and the nearby galleries – an Aboriginal Rock Art site in Northern Queensland
Dinosaurs and other ancient animals
Cave Paintings – Location Maps and Themes
Index of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Iron Gates of the Danube – Pers Photos
Travers Sabine Circuit in New Zealand – John Tait Hut to West Sabine Hut over the Travers Saddle
Did Megafauna die from hunting or climate change?
La Quina – a Neanderthal site with thick asymmetric tools
Homo floresiensis – the most recent living human relative
Lake Mungo is the site of the oldest human remains in Australia
Guardian Place, Yam Camp, Shepherd Creek Secret Place, and Emu Dreaming Galleries – Aboriginal Rock Art sites in Northern Queensland
Reflection Rock and Roque Saint-Christophe
Le Moustier – a Neanderthal site in the Dordogne, France
Between Gates Two and Three, looking across the Donau to Serbia. Possibly Golubinje on the other side.
Recent additions, changes and updates to Dons Maps
Paisley Caves complex – when did people first reach North America?
Australopithecus robustus – Paranthropus robustus
De lembouchure du Danube premire neige daprs le Grand Voyage
Travers Sabine Circuit in New Zealand – Blue Lake to Lake Rotoroa
If you would like a particular archaeological site to be covered here, if you have questions or comments,
La Grotte du Sorcier – la Grotte du Roc Saint-Cirq
Map of Frodos Journey through the Old Forest from Lord of the Rings
Lonetal Sites, including Neanderthal and Middle Paleolithic sites in the Swabian Alb near the city of Ulm
Maps of the Iron Gates – the Journeys to the Sharamudoi for EC fans and the Iron Gates for students and teachers of Archeology
Roc de Marcamps and la grotte des Fes
Original Neanderthal skeleton from the Neander Valley
Minnie Water to Diggers Camp Beach Walk
Sites of Geissenklosterle, Hohle Fels, and Middle Paleolithic sites in the Swabian Alb near the city of Ulm
Malta – Buret venuses and culture in Siberia
Dolni Vestonice and the Three Sisters – photographs of the area
Grassy Creek to Mulligans Hut – World Heritage Walk
Paranthropus boisei – Nutcracker man
Venus of Polichinelle, carved in green steatite
Fossilised Human Footprints in Australia
Red Ochre Venus or Dame ocree, is a venus of mammoth ivory from Balzi Rossi covered with red ochre
Venus of Monpazier, carved in limonite