New study shows Jordan Valley site is older than expected
Ubeidiya, a prehistoric site in the Jordan Valley, has been dated by researchers to be at least 1.9…
Seafarers were visiting remote Arctic islands over 4000 years ago
A site on Isbjørne Island where Palaeo-Inuit people erected a circular tent Matthew Walls, Mari Kleist, Pauline Knudsen…
430,000-year-old wooden tools are the oldest ever found
An undated photo provided by Nicholas Thompson shows small 430,000-year-old wooden tools of uncertain function recovered from a…
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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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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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…
Ancient rock art in Saudi Arabia hints at how humans repopulated desert at end of last ice age
Dozens of life-sized rock engravings of camels and other desert-dwellers in Saudi Arabia have revealed that humans thrived…
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…
How Copper Smelters Accidentally Sparked the Birth of the Iron Age
Ancient copper smelters experimenting with iron oxide may have unlocked the secret to iron production. That discovery reshaped…