Stone age
Voyage of Stone Age People to Australia Set to Be Reenacted on Replica Raft
A similar journey would have been made by humans over 65,000 years ago.
Ancient Tombs Reveal 'Valley', 'Hill' People That Coexisted 5,000 Years Ago
Previously scientists believed the different burials found at the site represented social differences.
Stone Age Ring Made from Deer Antler Discovered in Village Swallowed by Sea
Archaeologists have described a "unique" find dating back thousands of years ago to Neolithic Europe. Researchers say it is just the second ring of its kind found in Denmark.
Stone Age Boat Building Site with Advanced Technology Discovered
Researchers discovered a submerged platform from the building site that dates back 8,000 years.
Oldest High Altitude Human Settlement Ever Discovered in Ethiopia
Scientists find hunter gatherers used the site for thousands of years.
Ancient Human Footprints Show How Stone Age People Explored Caves
Analysis of hand and footprints in Italian cave system shows how the group moved around the vast system.
DNA Reveals Clues About Ancient Mass Grave of Massacred Women and Children
The Bronze Age victims are thought to have been killed by a neighbouring, rival culture.
Stone Age Tombs Contain 10 Generations of Europeans
Researchers analysed the genomes of 24 Stone Age individuals from five megalithic burial sites across Europe.
Stone Age People 'Cut Off Fingers in Religious Rituals'
Study looks at the reasons behind "an enigmatic feature of the rock art" found at sites across Western Europe.
10,000-Year-Old 'Crayon' Found at Famous Stone Age Site
The prehistoric object was discovered in the 1980s but had never been studied.
45,000-Year-Old Tools, Bones Discovered in Chinese Cave
Among the thousands of artifacts were fossilized skeletons of rabbits, sheep, donkeys, rhinos, bears and birds.
Mysterious Carved Rocks Discovered on 'Sunshine Island'
"It is impossible to know precisely what they were used for," said one researcher.
Humans Butchered This Mammoth Found on Michigan Farm
Evidence suggests ancient humans may have hunted the mammoth and then stored the meat at the bottom of a pond.
Rock Art Depicting Stone Age Camel Discovered
The camel image startled experts because it was found in the Ural Mountains, far from where camels could be seen in the Paleolithic era.
The Deadly Plague Came to Europe During the Stone Age
When the steppe peoples entered Europe in a bid to leave the plague behind, they would have unwittingly introduced the bacterium to entirely new populations which had never encountered it.
Saudi Gates of Hell: New Images Reveal Hidden Secrets
The hundreds of 9,000-year-old structures initially baffled experts when they saw them in satellite imagery.
Early Man Hunted Mammoths Using Mammoth Ivory Tusks
Mammoth ivory, like modern elephant ivory, is durable and doesn't splinter easily, and so makes a good spear for hunting.