Humans have been living in our major cities for hundreds and thousands of years. We can all imagine what London or Leeds might have looked like during the Tudor period, especially since some of the buildings are still around.
But what could life have been like in our homes in the murky days of prehistory. The time we know today as the Stone Age, when huge animals known as megafauna - mammoths and the like - walked the British shores.
It is impossible to know for sure, at least until the day that time travel is invented. However, thanks to Canva’s AI image generator, we could finally have a peek back into our ancient history.
Make sure to click through all the pages of our gallery below:
9. York
York is an ancient city, as anyone who has wandered down the shambles can attest to. Canva’s AI has provided a look at what life in the city may have looked like in the Neolithic Period. There is evidence of some forms of settlements - either permanent or temporary - in the area between 8000 and 7000 BC in the Stone Age. | Canva Photo: Canva
10. Leeds
Canva’s AI image generator has provided a look at what life in the Leeds area may have looked like during the Neolithic period. The oldest known evidence of life in the area dates to the middle Stone Age and was found a few miles east in Thorpe Stapleton. | Canva Photo: Canva
11. London
The British capital was famously settled by the Romans during their occupation of Britain, there is some evidence of human activity in the area during the earliest parts of the Stone Age with tools being found. But is this what life could have looked like - it is what Canva AI’s image generator came up with. | Canva Photo: Canva
12. Shrewsbury
Canva AI image generator has provided a look at what life could have been like in the Neolithic period in Shrewsbury. There is evidence of the occupation in the area during this time as some form of religious site, which dates to 2,000 BC. | Canva Photo: Canva