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 ...

The prehistoric peopling of Europe has long been documented as occurring in waves from the western edge of Eurasia.

Researchers uncovered the extraordinary cluster of artifacts in 2021 during an excavation at the Paleolithic site of Milovice IV. The "kit" contains 29 stone blades and bladelets that were found ...

A study in controversy -- Setting the stage -- Establishing the American Paleolithic, 1872-1881 -- The American Paleolithic comes of age, 1882-1889 -- The great Paleolithic war, 1890-1897 -- ...

The discovery of a stone long overlooked in a German museum suggests that Ice Age communities experimented with vivid hues ...

In northern Spain’s La Garma Cave, archaeologists uncovered a Paleolithic hut perfectly preserved for over 16,000 years. Built from animal bones, stone tools, and reindeer antlers, the structure ...

An “emotional and inspiring” archaeological find of Paleolithic tools has revealed a long-lost prehistoric passage that may ...

When and where the earliest modern human populations migrated and settled in East Asia are relatively well known. However, how these populations moved between islands on treacherous stretches of sea ...

New research along Turkey’s Ayvalık coast reveals a once-submerged land bridge that may have helped early humans cross from ...