Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools from a site in Greece
This undated image provided by Katerina Harvati shows various angles of a 430,000-year-old wooden tool from Greece. [Katerina…
Handy work: Stencil rock paintings found in Indonesia may be world’s oldest cave art
By Euronews Culture with AP Published on 22/01/2026 – 8:58 GMT+1 •Updated 9:06 Scientists have discovered what may be the world’s…
Ancient DNA and isotope data reflect social diversity in an Eastern Zhou cemetery
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Wolves Were Our Pets Before Dogs » Explorersweb
Remains on a small island in the Baltic Sea suggest that humans kept and cared for wolves for…
Researchers find Co Wicklow had the oldest prehistoric town in Ireland and the UK – The Journal
Researchers find Co Wicklow had the oldest prehistoric town in Ireland and the UK The JournalWicklow hillfort designated Ireland’s…
Oldest known poison arrows show Stone Age humans’ technological talents
Humans have used bows and arrows to hunt for thousands of years, as depicted in this cave painting…
The Nature Podcast highlights of 2025
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How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…
1,500-year-old reindeer trap found in icy mountains of Norway
In the mountains of Norway, retreating ice revealed what is being hailed as one of Norway’s most significant…
Neanderthals May Have Created Ochre Tools for Drawing, New Study Finds
A recent analysis of ochre fragments from several Neanderthal sites indicated that Neanderthals used ochre for drawing and…
Well-preserved remains of 1,000-year-old man reveal microbiome details
Remarkably well-preserved remains of a 1,000-year-old individual from a cave in central Mexico provided researchers with an unprecedented…
Million-year-old Skull Could Change Human Evolution Timeline
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…