For 60,000 years, the tribes of the Andaman Islands have lived undisturbed – but now their way of life is under threat ...

Researchers have revealed remarkable 15,800-year-old engravings on a set of prehistoric artifacts from the last ice age. The engravings, described in a study published in the online journal PLOS One, ...

Walking through a river valley in central Asia, a team of archaeologists scanned the craggy landscape for anything that ...

Scientists have uncovered 15,000-year-old medicinal herbs, shedding light on Stone Age health practices that echo today’s ...

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age ...

Nearly 16,000-year-old portrayals of fish surrounded by nets had evaded detection until a new technique took magnification to a new level.

Eswatini in southern Africa is home to the world’s oldest ochre mine. A new study dates that mine to a full 48,000 years ago.

Brushing away some dirt in southern Sweden, archaeologists carefully revealed a 2,500-year-old gravesite of an elite woman. Photos show a few of its treasures.

Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made by skilled craftspeople in what is now Paris, who traded along ...

The researchers propose that a Stone Age pandemic originated in small farming villages and ... Dominik Goldner/Agence ...

Oysters play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem as they filter water, create habitats and support the nutrient cycle.

The findings were published in PLOS ONE, a science journal, highlighting and emphasizing how important this discovery is for ...