While the Paleolithic period involved a nomadic lifestyle and the invention of stone tools, the Neolithic period was ushered ...

A decorated stone discovered Ness of Brodgar, one of 1,000-odd examples of “rock art” found at the site ... be the capstone of a type of Bronze Age burial known as a cist.

Not until the late 19th century did humans learn of the extraordinary art produced by their Ice Age ... cultural beliefs and aspirations these Stone Age artists were representing.

Image caption, This work of art was found in a cave at Cresswell Crags, Derbyshire. It was made around 12,000 years ago. The Stone Age artist used a sharp stone to scratch the outline of a horse ...

This artifact was used for scraping fur from animal hides. For European and American Stone Age peoples, end scrapers served as heavy- duty scraping tools that could have been used on animal hides ...

If scientists are correct about the stone’s lineage, it could be one of the oldest examples of rock art known to man.

The findings add to an emerging picture of systematic seafaring in the Stone Age. “There’s this new world of Mediterranean crossings in the Mesolithic that we didn’t know about,” says ...

This work of art was found in a cave at Cresswell Crags, Derbyshire. It was made around 12,000 years ago. The Stone Age artist used a sharp stone to scratch the outline of a horse onto a piece of ...