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 ...

New research shows that humans left their mark on the landscape through hunting and the use of fire tens of thousands of years before the advent of agriculture. The research paints a new picture of ...

Between the Ice Age and the rise of farming lies a mysterious chapter of human history. The Mesolithic era changed everything - but is rarely told ...

Star Carr Site (England) Topic Stone Age Mesolithic period Physical description xiii, 250 p. : ill. ; 29 cm Metadata Usage ...

A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid.

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 ...