Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Stonehenge tunnel survey reveals new sites, and mysteries

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Archaeologists are mapping the area before road is replaced and teasing secrets from the ancient landscape Some 3,400 years before t...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Dog has been man's best friend for 33,000 years, DNA study finds

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First domesticated dogs came about 33,000 years ago and migrated to Europe from south east Asia, rather than descending from domesticated ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Stonehenge was moved by glaciers - not our prehistoric ancestors

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The famous rocks of  Stonehenge  were not dragged by pagans but moved by glaciers, according to a team of Welsh academics. Previous...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Millet: The missing link in prehistoric humans' transition from hunter-gatherer to farmer

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Professor Martin Jones is pictured with millet in north China. New research shows a cereal familiar today as birdseed was carried ac...

Studies show early human hunters more advanced than previously thought

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The Schöningen excavation site. Tangelnfoto, Wikimedia Commons  The Paleolithic site of Schöningen in north-central Germany is best kno...

6,000-year-old skeletons in French pit came from victims of violence

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CIRCLE OF DEATH  A circular pit excavated in France (left) contains the remains of eight people probably killed in a violent attack arou...

Unique Neolithic sculpture found at Czech site

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Archaeologists in the east Moravian town of Přerov have discovered a unique statuette which they believe dates back to the early Neolithic ...

Dans les pas des mammouths de Montereau-sur-le-Jard (Seine-et-Marne)

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Avant la construction, par Snecma, d’un nouveau bâtiment sur le site de Villaroche, à Montereau-sur-le-Jard (Seine-et-Marne), la Drac Îl...
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Did our ancient ancestors 'kill the cat'?

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The European sabre-toothed cat was about the size of a modern tiger or lion Our ancient human cousins may have fought off big cats wit...

Secrets unearthed at Boodie Cave: humankind just got a little older

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Boodie Cave on Barrow Island is yielding an ancient secret of global significance: resourceful, well-fed humans were living in its limeston...

Rice basket study rethinks roots of human culture

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Although teaching is useful, it is not essential for cultural progress.  Image courtesy of Shutterstock A new study from the Univer...

Human nature’s dark side helped us spread across the world

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New research by an archaeologist at the University of York suggests that betrayals of trust were the missing link in understanding the ra...
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Gold jewellery unearthed at prehistoric site in Bulgaria

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As gold jewellery goes, it could be considered to be quite modest, but a 6,600 year old pendant discovered at the site of one of Europe...

Paleolithic elephant butchering site found in Greece

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Excavation with some of the elephant bones exposed. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture A new Lower Paleolithic elephant butchering si...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Genetic history of Europeans revealed

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A study of ancient DNA has shed new light on European genetic history. It confirms that farming spread across Europe due to the influx...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Scientists discover the cause behind prehistoric climate change

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Scientists now know why the climate underwent dramatic changes at the end of the last Ice Age. The atmosphere plays an important rol...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Explore 4,500 British Museum artifacts with Google's help

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The  British Museum  in London holds an array of beautiful and historically significant artifacts including the Rosetta Stone, which hel...

Early farmers exploited beehive products at least 8,500 years ago

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Humans have been exploiting bees as far back as the Stone Age, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in Natu...

Ancient hominids used wooden spears to fend off big cats

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Human ancestors living in Central Europe between 320,000 and 300,000 years ago may have used wooden spears to fend off fearsome, meat-ea...

Neolithic tomb discovered on Irish hilltop

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A hilltop tomb recently discovered close to the edge of Tievebaun mountain on the Sligo/Leitrim border may be more than 5,000 years old , a...