Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of rare “rock crystal” quartz fragments in a ceremonial site in western England. This ...

Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes from northern Taiwan and steering southeast toward Okinawa. A modern crew ...

Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads2797 A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool for stone ...

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Between the Ice Age and the dawn of farming, the Mesolithic period saw rapid advances in human culture, technology, and survival. This is the complete story of the Middle Stone Age. JJ McCarthy Makes ...

Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people ...

A new analysis of stone tools offers strong evidence for the theory that ancient people from the Pacific Rim traveled a coastal route from East Asia during the last ice age to become North America's ...

Researchers and artists have created a striking facial reconstruction of a Stone Age woman who lived roughly 10,500 years ago in what is now Belgium. The detailed depiction of the prehistoric ...

A 7,500-year-old antler unearthed in Sweden had characteristic breakage patterns that suggest it was the handle for a battle ax. An exquisitely decorated 7,500-year-old antler from central Sweden was ...