Humanity’s earliest weapons were anything but simple. With sharpened stone and improvised tools, early humans hunted and ...

Symbols and markings carved into tools and figurines by Stone Age humans over 40,000 years ago could be an ancient precursor to writing, according to a new analysis. The marks, found on 260 artifacts ...

This experiment tackles one of humanity’s biggest technological leaps by turning raw copper ore into a real cutting tool.

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis by linguist Christian Bentz at Saarland University and archaeologist Ewa ...

Strange symbols carved onto a Stone Age mammoth ivory plate found at a cave in southwest Germany could be the earliest known predecessor to writing by humans, according to a new study. More than ...

Beneath the rolling hills of southern Brazil and northern Argentina, scientists have found a hidden network of large ...

Beneath the waters of California's golden coast lies a long-buried prehistoric era that could change our understanding of ice ...

March 19 (Reuters) - The Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile, discovered in the 1970s, revolutionized the thinking about ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. New evidence published today in the journal Proceedings of the ...

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.

The evidence shows that the ‘Ubeidiya site is at least one million nine hundred thousand years old. This finding represents a ...