The surprise discovery that ancient human DNA can survive in sediments and soil is revolutionising the study of Paleolithic minds, behaviours and lifestyles ...

Archaeologists have discovered special scrapers used for hunting by early humans 400,000 years ago, shedding light on technological adaptations that enabled our ancient ancestors to diversify ...

Some areas of modern Europe were pretty populated during the Stone Age. Archeological evidence shows that settlements in present day ... Despite the numerous artifacts the Trypillia left behind, ...

But Stone Age families likely had a relatively manageable amount of children. On average, hunter-gatherer women gave birth to ...

About 8,500 years ago, a 5'6" man with size 11 feet walked along the Severn Estuary at 2.6 miles per hour carrying a heavy load on his right shoulder. Archaeologists deduced all this from a series of ...

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They show animals as well as some human hunters. Some historians believe that Stone Age paintings had a religious meaning. They think the painted animals were meant to represent powerful spirits.

Here you will find videos and activities about the Stone Age. Try them out, and then test your knowledge with a short quiz before exploring the rest of the collection. Narrator: Excuse me.

Archaeologists are beginning to reveal the secrets of a vanished prehistoric land which now lies at the bottom of the North Sea. Using special dredges, scientists have just brought to the surface 100 ...

Using special dredges, scientists have just brought to the surface 100 flint artefacts made by Stone Age humans between 15,000 and 8,000 years ago. The artefacts – a number of small flint ...

Using special dredges, scientists have just brought to the surface a hundred flint artefacts made by Stone Age humans between 15,000 and 8000 years ago. The artefacts - a number of small flint ...

F or the first time, researchers have found evidence that people were using red ochre in West Africa during the Middle Stone ...