Researchers studying the remains of a prehistoric woman who lived around 10,500 years ago in what is now Belgium have produced a reconstruction of her face using ancient DNA.

There’s no face on the oldest piece of art—a small sandstone figurine of a human from the Mesolithic era—ever found in one region of modern-day Azerbaijan. “Its stylistic features ...

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 ...

Discover the Mesolithic—the short but crucial period after the last Ice Age that shaped human culture and technology. With megafauna gone and Homo sapiens thriving, different regions entered ...

A recent archaeological study in Sweden has revealed a fascinating discovery that illustrates the reuse of tools in the Mesolithic. It is a richly decorated antler fragment found at the Strandvägen ...

The Bad Dürrenberg shaman was one of the last of the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers who lived in Europe shortly before people adopted agriculture and became sedentary.

The Blätterhöhle cave in Hagen, Germany, has become a significant archaeological site in Westphalia due to recent remarkable discoveries from the Stone Age. Researchers from the Landschaftsverband ...

Britain’s oldest known house is set to be recreated in York’s Museum Gardens.

In exploring the diverse expressions of personal identity and style, one intriguing aspect that emerges is the choice of some men to wear women's clothing.

Mesolithic era rock paintings have been discovered at Sitamma Loddi, Gattusingaram, in Peddapalli district. These important findings from an archaeological point of view depict human figures ...