Upper Paleolithic humans may have hunted cave lions for their pelts, perhaps contributing to their extinction, according to a new study. Upper Paleolithic humans may have hunted cave lions for their ...

An ancient image of a two-humped camel has been discovered in Kapova cave (Southern Urals); the age of the image is preliminarily estimated in the interval from 14,500 to 37,700 years An ancient image ...

Researchers looked into the fractures and lesions suffered by 'The Prince' and concluded that he was attacked by a bear.

Vol. 49, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: NEW AND EMERGENT TRENDS IN JAPANESE PALEOLITHIC RESEARCH (Fall 2010), pp. 251-278 (28 pages) Published By: University of Hawai'i Press This article explains lithic ...

In spite of an active and sophisticated archaeological research program, the Paleolithic of the Iberian peninsula remains comparatively little known to English-speaking prehistorians, with the ...

Around 33,000 years ago, a man was bludgeoned to death in a cave in Romania, a team of scientists has said. After examining fractures on a fossilized skull dating to the Upper Paleolithic, the team ...

A research group led by the Nagoya University Museum and Graduate School of Environmental Studies in Japan has clarified differences in the physical characteristics of rocks used by early humans ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a set of "truly significant" Stone Age artifacts during an excavation being conducted ahead of planned road improvement in northern England, researchers told Newsweek.

The color blue is hard to come by. Unlike red, yellow, and white, which occur readily in mineral form, blue is a rarity. For prehistoric people living in western Eurasia, an area roughly covering ...

The burial of the so-called Red Lady, dating back to the Upper Palaeolithic, was discovered in El Mirón cave (Cantabria) in 2010. Unlike most Palaeolithic tombs this one is intact and has not been ...

Archaeologists excavating a paleolithic cave site in Galilee, Israel, have found evidence that a deep-cave compound at the site may have been used for ritualistic gatherings, according to a new paper ...