Five paddlers journeyed from Taiwan to Japan’s southern Yonaguni Island in 45 hours. Their efforts provide new insights into prehistoric mariners' tools and techniques ...

In 1988, archaeologists uncovered the grave of a Mesolithic woman who lived in Belgium's Meuse Valley 10,500 years ago. At ...

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism — and there are far more of them than you might imagine.

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool for stone toolmaking during the Middle Stone Age, demonstrating advanced ...

Humans and our ancestors have been creating tools, art, and everyday objects for millions of years, and each unexpected ...

Genetic analysis of skeletons buried in a Neolithic proto-city in Turkey reveals that female lineages were important in early ...

A history and description of bark and skin boat traditions of the native peoples of Scandinavia and northern Russia that ...