Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed. By Franz Lidz In 1836, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, a Danish antiquarian, brought ...

Mark Pagel receives funding from UK Research Councils and private trusts. The Stone Age refers to a time in the distant past. It started around 3 million years ago and lasted until about 40,000 years ...

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New archaeological research suggests that some Stone Age Europeans used vibrant blue pigments to decorate themselves or their possessions - and evidence from other sources raises the possibility that ...

Beads and pendants fashioned from amazonite, quartz and shells, alongside engraved stone plaques, pointed to community craft production and symbolic activities ... but its true age was confirmed only ...