Humans have had a long and storied history on this planet. We have achieved some truly amazing things during our time here and have forever changed this planet with our cities, monuments, and even the climate and physical landscape of the globe. It is really wild when you look at some of the older things ancient civilizations made long before they had any of the technology and equipment that make big projects like that easy by today's standards. The pyramids, for example, may remain a mystery as to their construction methods and usage, but regardless they are a truly impressive sight.

We tend to think of history and the past as being fairly static, but as these pictures show, they're actually pretty dynamic things! These are definitely worth a gander if you have a few minutes to spare. Take a virtual field trip through time and Memoriam with this awesome batch of fascinating photos from human history.