Religion is unique to humans. By Hervey C. PeoplesPhD Candidate in Archaeology and AnthropologyUniversity of Cambridge By...
Prehistoric
The stone age saw a pattern where technologies like spears, fire, and bows were invented once, then...
Paleolithic women likely hunted game, not just gathered plants. By Dr. Sarah LacyAssistant Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of...
Possible ideological and social changes that led to a new chronological-cultural stage: the Early Bronze Age. Abstract...
Ancient DNA from Neanderthal fossils reveals a small community with close family ties. Introduction Our closest evolutionary...
There are several factors that made the evolution of prehistoric technology possible or necessary. Introduction Prehistoric technology is technology that...
Analyzing blood residue on spearpoints and stone tools used by people who lived in the Carolinas millennia...
The symbolic transformations of objects of stone and bone with probable ritual and religious significance. Introduction The...
Was the perception of gender categories in prehistoric society different to present-day mainstream social norms? Introduction A...
Not only did our ancestors live alongside other human species, they mated with them, too. Introduction When...
Stonehenge was constructed from around 3000 BCE to roughly 2000 BCE. Introduction Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two...
Although people often think of the past as a time of simplicity, the truth is that ancestors...
Evidence of pre-Clovis cultures has accumulated and pushed back the possible date of the first peopling of...
Ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa reveals how people moved, mingled, had children, and lived. By Dr. Jessica...
Reconstructing a brief history of the discipline using five phases periodization. Introduction Twenty-five years ago Marcel Desittere,...
A series of Stone Age geniuses invented a range of technologies that shaped human evolution and laid...
Evidence points to Homo sapiens living at Grotte Mandrin 54,000 years ago when Neanderthals were still living...
Walking took a very long time to develop, with evidence of bipedalism among early humans in Africa...
Humans left Africa to settle all across the world, probably multiple times. Introduction Previous evidence suggested that...
The 5,300-year-old mummy of Ötzi the Iceman was found 30 years ago with 61 tattoos on it....
These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth’s cooling shift some 50 million years ago....
Some dinosaurs likely hunted at night and had senses as good as a modern barn owl. By...
Use and control of fire was a gradual process, proceeding through many stages. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A....
Neanderthals had the capacity to perceive and produce human speech. When the ancestors of anatomically-modern non-Africans came...
The longest known trackway of ancient human fossil footprints, offering evidence of interactions between an adult and...
During the Iron Age, Central, Western and most of Eastern Europe gradually entered the historical period. Introduction...
Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Artifacts...
Scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated. Introduction The very first human beings originally...
Examining the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive characteristics, and what they were like. By Lisa...
Exploring archery technology, the production of bone tools and ground stone tools, flintknapping, and prehistoric pottery. Overview...