The hominins who lived at Gantangqing lived a heavily plant-based subsistence lifestyle. They had access to meat, and also ...

The press release suggests these hand axes could be 1.5 million years old. Iraq history in dried ancient lake Researchers have been exploring Iraq's Western Desert to decode its geomorphological ...

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 ...

Experience the art of heavy-duty steel molding in action as craftsmen forge a beautifully patterned hand axe. Watch as skilled artisans work with precision, shaping and molding steel to create ...

It’s just a little more out of the ordinary for that rock to actually be a Neanderthal hand axe, likely carved between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago.

During a recent visit to a local museum in southern England, a 9-year-old boy felt a pang of recognition. The small axes on display in the Worthing Museum ’s Stone Age exhibition resembled something ...

Ben, nine, discovered a 50,000 year old Neanderthal hand axe on Shoreham Beach A boy who found a shiny rock while playing at a beach has been told the item is a Neanderthal hand axe that could be ...

The axe, which Ben found on Shoreham Beach when he was six, could be up to 60,000 years old.

A boy who discovered a Neanderthal hand axe aged six has been told it is a “once in a lifetime find”.