Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists discovered a 6400–6100 B.C. sandstone figurine in Azerbaijan’s Damjili Cave, marking a rare find from the Mesolithic era. Microscopic ...

Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago: dense forests, large herds of elephants, bison and aurochs—and small groups of people armed with fire and spears. A new study shows that these people ...

Scientists and artists collaborated to reconstruct the face of a 10,500-year-old woman whose remains were found in the Meuse Valley of Belgium. © Kennis & Kennis ...

Dozens of items that were found in a cave in southern Spain more than a century ago date from the Mesolithic era and are much older than previously thought, according to a new study. By Rachel ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 9,000-year-old campsite that may have been frequented by an ancient shaman. The Middle Stone Age (otherwise known as the Mesolithic) site is located near the spa town ...

Genetic research has unlocked the mystery behind a Mesolithic double burial unearthed in Germany. Dating back to 7000-6800 BCE, the discovery of an adult woman and an infant in Bad Dürrenberg has long ...

Bob Garritson doesn t list hunter-gatherer on his resume, but he knows more about ancient technology than just about anybody in Montana. Garritson can twist plant fibers into strings and weave baskets ...

There are very few places on Earth where people can’t find twigs, reeds, blades of grass, or other resources to make a basket—and people always need a way to carry their belongings or food. The ...

In the late 1980s, archaeologists discovered the remains of a woman who had lived in Belgium’s Meuse Valley roughly 10,500 years ago. Now, researchers say they have an idea of what she might have ...