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Even when it is now crude in today's standard, the sling was once a weapon of choice of many nations, and for reasons.

Archaeologists made their discovery in the 19th Unnamed Cave in Alabama, which was first found in 1998 but has had its location kept secret to keep it safe.

Scientists used 3D modeling and microscopic-observation tools to examine a series of engraved objects in the British Museum collection.

Manganese oxide is an inorganic compound with the molecular formula of manganese dioxide. This black or brown solid naturally exists as the mineral pyrolusite, which is the main ore of manganese and a component of manganese nodules.

The study, by researchers at the Universities of York and Durham, looked at the collection of engraved stones, known as plaquettes, which are now held in the British Museum.

Researchers found that a quarter of the stencils studied were not large enough to fit adult or adolescent hands

Experts from Cambridge University and Spains University of Cantabria studied 180 examples of art involving outlines of hands that were made by blowing pigment through a hollow reed or bone.

Three University of New Mexico archaeologists from the Department of Anthropology made significant contributions to a recent special issue of The Journal of Quaternary Science (JQS). Recent UNM Ph.D. and current UNM Adjunct Assistant Professor Milena...

By Charles Foster • Profile Books Being a Human is a hard book to review because it’s so downright unusual. Author Charles Foster (whose CV inclu...

Lisbon, Jan 16 (EFE).- Portugal’s two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites welcomed nearly 80,000 visitors last year despite the pandemic, the managers of the site announced on Sunday. The Upper Palaeolithic rock art, located in the northeastern Portuguese area of Coa, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. It comprises 1,300 artistic panels …