The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

Also, they discovered artifacts dating back to the Mesolithic period, implying that the site is possibly around 8,000 years old. It aligns with the timing of the first settlers arriving in Ireland.

Thanks to advanced DNA technology, scientists have been able to recreate the face of a woman who lived 10,000 years ago. The striking image was produced by a team from Ghent University in Belgium and ...

Archaeologists from Queen’s University, alongside school children and community volunteers, have unexpectedly found evidence ...

Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago: dense forests, large herds of elephants, bison and aurochs—and small groups of ...

BBC News reports that Eileen Murphy of Queens University Belfast, her colleagues, and more than 200 volunteers working ...

The computer modeling revealed that prehistoric humans influenced European landscapes through two primary mechanisms: deliberate burning of trees and shrubs to create more open habitats, and hunting ...

Preface/Préface / Marcel Otte -- Introduction -- The Lower Palaeolithic : the first humans in the Czech lands -- The Middle Palaeolithic : (not only) Neanderthal culture -- Transitory cultures and the ...

Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago—thick forests filled with elephants, bison, aurochs, and small groups of humans ...