Archaeologists continue to uncover the mysteries of Stonehenge. By Dr. Nicholas PearceEmeritus Professor of GeochemistryAberystwyth University By...
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Communities around the globe invested immense effort into creating stone monuments that mediated between life and death,...
By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction: Reconstructing the Neanderthal Male Prehistoric Neanderthals—Homo neanderthalensis—once evoked brutish caricatures in...
The migrations of Bronze Age men were seismic forces that shaped genetic maps, political systems, and gender...
Female-focused social structures have been suggested for some iron age groups by archaeologists – and for some...
Symbolic practices began for much more practical purposes. By Dr. Maria-José Iriarte-ChiapussoIkerbasque Research ProfessorUniversity of the Basque...
Evolution takes time. By Danielle HallOcean Portal Digital ProducerMuseum of Natural HistorySmithsonian Institution Introduction The ocean may...
Religious behavior is one of the hallmarks of behavioral modernity. Introduction Paleolithic religions are a set of spiritual beliefs and...
Burials were first innovated in the Levant. A new study by Professor Ella Been from Ono Academic College...
The first-known seafarers to brave ocean crossings. By Dr. Dylan GaffneyAssociate Professor in Palaeolithic ArchaeologyHertford CollegeUniversity of...
The artifacts found with them attest to cultural and technological changes in the Upper Paleolithic. By Dr....
Divisions of labor are found across all human societies. By Dr. Vivek V. VenkataramanAssistant Professor of AnthropologyUniversity...
The essential role that prehistoric mothers played in driving population growth during the Neolithic period. Introduction The...
Bronze Age and Iron Age religions are understood in part through archaeological records. Introduction Prehistoric religion is the religious practice...
Questions and beliefs related to our origins extend back to the earliest members of our species. What...
The monument’s ancient connection to the skies may run even deeper than we realized. Introduction When it...
Religion is unique to humans. By Hervey C. PeoplesPhD Candidate in Archaeology and AnthropologyUniversity of Cambridge By...
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...