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 ...

A two-inch Mesolithic stone figurine from Azerbaijan tells a tale of cultural growth. It’s the first cultural find from the area of the South Caucasus. The sandstone figurine depicts a human, and ...

A reconstruction of the face of Avgi, a teenager who lived in Mesolithic Greece, around 7,000 BC, stuns viewers.

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Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University crafted replica stone age tools and used them for a range of tasks to see how different activities create traces on the edge. They found ...

A University of Florence–led team reports early Eurasian evidence of artificial cranial modification (ACM) in a Late Upper Paleolithic individual from Arene Candide Cave, Italy. Shape analyses place ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists preparing for construction of a new housing development in Scotland uncovered nearly 12,000 years of history. Discoveries ranged from ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...