Layers within the cave show a high density of Neolithic settlements, and trace life back to Middle Paleolithic and Mesolithic times. The figurine in question (dubbed Unit 5.2) was initially almost ...

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was rediscovered in the late 16th century, but it wasn't unt ...

Construction work on the Old Petty Championship Golf Course at Cabot Highlands near Inverness uncovered at least 25 Neolithic wooden buildings, flint tools, a prehistoric post circle and other ...

Archaeologists often break up this lengthy time span into three periods — the Paleolithic (3.3 million to 12,000 years ago), the Mesolithic (12,000 to 10,000 years ago), and the Neolithic ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the ...

An ancient amber bear figurine, unearthed by miners in northern Poland, is the subject of renewed attention following a study suggesting it dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period, according to ...

Sometimes you come across a design so unusual in its appearance that you question how it came to be. In RF Studio’s Mapa de Suelos ('Soil Map') – a series of 13 experimental stone tables launched ...