A statistical analysis of a series of signs carved into artifacts from around 40,000 years ago suggests humans developed ...

After these researchers unexpectedly found carbon-based drawings in the Font-de-Gaume cave, they returned to pinpoint when the figures were drawn ...

A new study confirms that ancient cave paintings in France’s Dordogne region were created nearly 16,000 years ago.

New archaeological evidence challenges the popular image of Paleolithic humans as predominantly meat-eaters. If you imagine early humans living on big game alone, new research says that picture is ...

Around 40,000 years ago, Paleolithic people inscribed bone with symbols that appear to be part of some sort of writing system.

One solution she increasingly turns to is digital technology. Since 2021, Zoya Baqit has worked at the Altay Regional Museum in Altay prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, ...

Early European hunter-gatherers developed a sophisticated method of information storage long before the advent of formal ...

Juine, in Essonne, the Grotte, designated as a historical monument, houses some of the rarest prehistoric cave paintings in Île-de-France. A hidden prehistoric gem nestled in the heart of the Paris ...

The limestone cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar rise sharply from the Mediterranean Sea, containing a network of deep fissures ...

For 40,000 years, these bone-carved figurines lay silent, until now, exposing a lost story of our prehistoric ancestors.

New analysis of Neanderthal bones from Belgium indicates targeted cannibalism of outsiders that may signal territorial conflict before their regional disappearance.

A new investigation of ancient horned animal skulls found in Spain's Des-Cubierta Cave deepens the mystery of when and why ...