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Archaeologists in Israel have found 12,000-year-old bone flutes, a first from the Paleolithic Natufian culture. The flutes mimic falcon sounds and may have been used for musical rituals at the dawn of civilization.

Researchers unearthed seven ancient flutes at the Eynan-Mallaha site in northern Israel. In a remarkable archaeological discovery, a team of Franco-Israeli researchers has unearthed seven ancient wind instruments, known as flutes, at the Eynan-Mallaha site in northern Israel.

Hurling spear-thrower projectiles at archery targets revealed that these loops may have been finger grips.

A series of enigmatic rings unearthed in France had archaeologists baffled. But a researcher has deduced that they were actually spear-thrower grips!

The microbial species alive today represent only a tiny fraction of the vast diversity of microbes that have inhabited Earth over the past 3 billion years

An international group of researchers, led by the University of Southampton, has offered a fascinating look into the hunting strategies and dietary habits of Neanderthals and other human groups residing in Western Europe. The team scrutinized the chemical composition preserved within tooth enamel

A comparative study of Neanderthals and humans has revealed striking differences in their survival behavior, all uncovered through the examination of tooth enamel samples!

A study by an international team of researchers, led by the University of Southampton, has given an intriguing glimpse of the hunting habits and diets of Neanderthals and other humans living in western Europe. The scientists examined chemical...

Its common to perceive Neanderthals as more big-headed primitives and Cro-Magnon as more like us, but we were all primitive cavemen. It takes a biologist to really know the difference. So if you think Neanderthals were stupid and primitive, its time to think again.  

Scientists from the University of Toulouse and the French National Center for Scientific Research say that modern humans migrated to Europe in three waves