Stone Age artifacts, including beads, tools, and pottery, have been unearthed from a sealed cave in Manimoola, India.

A 13,000‑year‑old tool from a cave in central Germany has turned out to be far more than a simple piece of Paleolithic gear.

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...

When a cave has been sealed off from the surface world for roughly 57,000 years, anything inside it feels, by definition, non-human to us. I went into this story expecting another incremental update ...

Archaeologists found artifacts, dated between 9650 and 4900 BC, associated with the production of arrowheads. Photo by LWL/C. Hentzelt A group of amateur archaeologists made a surprising Neolithic ...

Researchers have found a "unique" collection of "cave pearls"—some of which contain archaeological artifacts—in an ancient tunnel, a study has reported. Cave pearls are a type of "speleothem"—a term ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

Today the deserts of the Arabian peninsula are inhospitable - but 100,000 years ago the area was full of animals and ancient ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small stone flake marked with intersecting lines of red ochre pigment some 73,000 years ago that was found in a cave on South Africa's southern coast represents what ...

Pictograph Cave State Park near Billings is one of the most important archeological sites in the state, said Sara Scott, Montana State Parks heritage resources program specialist. Although the park is ...

The Loveland Stone Age Fair, approaching a century old, is returning to town, promising a free, fun and educational Saturday for children and adults alike. The fair, now in its 91st year, will be ...

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers were likely skilled seafarers who could make long and challenging journeys. Stone tools, animal bones and other artifacts unearthed in Malta indicate that humans first ...