New archaeological finds in Malta add to an emerging theory that early Stone Age humans cruised the open seas.

Archaeological records indicate that prehistoric people in Europe relied on fire throughout the Ice Age—but the evidence ...

"Słupcio" — or "little guy from Słupsk" in Polish — is the name given to the amber bear in 2013, when a Polish kindergartner ...

According to the study of the antler, when a Stone Age craftsman originally discovered it, they first ground down and ...

New archaeological discoveries from Malta suggest that prehistoric hunter-gatherers were far more capable oflong-distance sea ...

An ancient amber bear figurine, unearthed by miners in northern Poland, is the subject of renewed attention following a study ...

Excavations at a cave on the island of Malta have uncovered stone tools ... of the seafaring abilities of Europe’s last hunter-gatherers, as well as their connections and ecosystem impacts ...

tool-making, and even served as a hub for social interactions. In the context of the European Ice Age, this resource must undoubtedly have been a vital pillar for hunter-gatherer groups ...

Stone Age humans mastered fire technology during Earth's harshest climate period 23,000 years ago, creating hearths that ...

Barkai adds that many hunter-gatherer societies regarded caves as gateways to the underworld. “Young children were perceived as liminal beings—belonging to both the realm they had recently left before ...

At this time, people were mostly hunter-gatherers, so archaeological evidence ... archaeologists have found Stone Age sites with artifacts, such as pottery, tools and weapons, along with objects ...