MR. BURKITT'S “Old Stone Age”, a textbook for students, may for the purposes of a wider public be regarded as a progress report. Although it is a study of the period as a whole, and as such is ...

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age ...

Researchers has uncovered never before seen details in a set of prehistoric stone objects that feature a variety of artworks.

My journey to the tribe began at the central bus station at 2.30am. Greasy puddles reflected the moon. Passengers picked their way between the stray dogs and drunks. The sign on the front of my ride ...

Scientists have uncovered 15,000-year-old medicinal herbs, shedding light on Stone Age health practices that echo today’s ...

Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made by skilled craftspeople in what is now Paris, who traded along ...

Oysters play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem as they filter water, create habitats and support the nutrient cycle.

We need to earn some Lakshmi. We cannot live on borrowed money or ideologies. We must decide whether to pursue a future of BRICS and SCO or be at the mercy of the bricks and stones brigade hell-bent ...

These floors have gone out of fashion in some parts of the world, but in Stone Age Europe they were a cutting-edge technology, according to a study published in the journal Radiocarbon.

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Nearly 16,000-year-old portrayals of fish surrounded by nets had evaded detection until a new technique took magnification to a new level.

Archaeologists in Sweden were expecting to find an ancient settlement, but they were surprised to discover a Viking Age cemetery with boat-shaped burial outlines.