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Exceptionally well preserved bones belonging to five steppe mammoths from the Ice Age have been unearthed close to the town of Swindon in the Cotswolds in England. The remains, which have been described as being in “near-pristine condition”, belonged to two adults, two juveniles, and one infant that all died approximately 220,000 years ago. In... Read more »

Horses kick and stamp on rocks to keep their hooves in good shape, and archaeologists have now realised this can result in a collection of sharp stones that look like the work of an ancient human toolmaker

Week. in spain, thousands of police officers and madrid protesting reforms to a security law, changes to whats known as like a clock would include limiting police use of harmful materials while responding to unreleased protests. in the united kingdom, two men died after a winter storm brought strong winds with gusts up to 100,000 our. tens of thousands were left without power. in japan, i minister pledging to consider all options to create a stronger defense force to protect against growing thre...

Edge-glossed flakes, usually recognised as stone tools with macroscopically visible polish from use, have been documented in parts of Southeast Asia from contexts spanning the past 12,000 years and possibly more than 30,000 years. It has been proposed that the edges of these flakes were polished by cutting, splitting or otherwise processing siliceous and fibrous plants for matting, basketry and bindings, and possibly by the reaping of cereals such as rice. Previous studies of use-wear on edge-gl...

American paleontologists recently found the world's oldest stone tools, believed to be carved some 3.3 million years ago during the Pliocene period. The Smithsonian Magazine reported that [...]

The findings may shed light on a mystery that has long intrigued scientists: When did people first arrive in the Americas, after dispersing from Africa and Asia?

The Stone Age is the longest period of human history, lasting from 2.6 million years ago to about 5,000 years ago. The changes that took place in this period were profound.

The Karahantepe site continues to reveal amazing finds like its 3D human and animal figure carvings, which are unlike anything found at its sister site Göbeklitepe.

A chamber has been found by researchers who were excavating a cave network on the Rock of Gibraltar. The chamber was discovered in Vanguard Cave which is a part of the Gorham’s Cave complex and it was inhabited by Neanderthals for approximately 100,000 years. Furthermore, it has been closed off for about 40,000 years –... Read more »

With rock, it is always extremely difficult especially with the camels because there is no parallel. we assembled a team of scientists to come at it from all angles and we analyse the rock varnish that formed on them, we did a test estimation with radiocarbon dating, we did a luminescence dating of sediment underneath for than fragments, where you can date when the settlement was last exposed to sunlight. we carried out comparisons with the wider role, there are other camel carvings in there are...