Evidence points to Homo sapiens living at Grotte Mandrin 54,000 years ago when Neanderthals were still living...
Prehistoric
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...
2.6-million-year-old tools from Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Introduction The appearance of simple stone tools, widely known as...
People have lived with infectious disease throughout the millennia, with culture and biology influencing each other. Introduction...
Rock art is the primary source to study the culture, rituals, traditions, and lives of prehistoric societies....
There is growing evidence that our closest extinct human relative wasn’t as dumb as scientists had long...
Evidence for trephination occurs from the Neolithic period onwards. Introduction Trephination (also known as trepanning or burr...
Stomach ulcers, herpes, ringworm and other tropical diseases may have all contributed to the Neanderthal demise. By...
Human communication was revolutionized with the origin of speech approximately 500,000 BCE. Introduction The history of communication...
The taxon Dinosauria was formally named by the English palaeontologist Richard Owen in 1842. Introduction Dinosaurs are...
During this period major climatic and other changes occurred, affecting the evolution of humans. Introduction The Paleolithic...
Studying animal tooling can provide clues to the mysteries of human evolution. Human beings used to be...
The Stone Age as a whole makes up around 99% of humanity’s technological calling card. By Emma...
It has been suggested that there is a correlation between demographic and social patterns and the flourishing...
The earliest cave paintings here are about 30,000 years old. Introduction The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site...
Humans have crafted garments for more than 40,000 years—and prehistoric tools suggest that warmth wasn’t their only...
By one interpretation of the historiography criterion, Southeastern Europe enters protohistory only with Homer. At any rate,...
Hand axes from the site of Saffaqah, Saudi Arabia. (Palaeodeserts/Ian R. Cartwright) Hominins made stone tools in central...