Learn about the 430,000-year-old stone tools and techniques that allowed ancient humans to butcher elephant meat for a hefty ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

4,500-year-old flint blade discovered at construction site in Kernmünsterland, Germany, highlighting rare Stone Age artifacts in an unusual archaeological find.

Other flint tools, like axes and knives for example, often served their expected purpose. They were used for everyday activities essential to life — chopping wood, cutting food, hunting, etc ...

The Krumlov Forest has been known since the 19th century for its abundant flint deposits, the rock (also called “chert”) most commonly used in prehistory to make tools. Systematic excavations in the ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in ...

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating ...

Ancient home foundations found in central China are the first of their kind to be unearthed. Xianyang Institute of Cultural ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, archaeologists have unearthed inscriptions within Egypt's Great Pyramid, challenging age-old ...

Scientists have reconstructed the face of a prehistoric Belgian woman who lived in Belgium's Meuse Valley around 10,500 years ago.