The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

In an unassuming farm field in Yorkshire, peat preserves secrets. Tens of thousands of fragments of wood, bone, antler, and stone pack into the mud beneath prim grass. Until 1948, they lay undisturbed ...

Smithsonian Libraries Topic Stone Age Mesolithic period siris_sil_633570 SIL STAR CARR IN CONTEXT : NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALAEOECOLGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE EARLY MESOLITHIC SITE OF STAR CARR ...

Experts have astounded everyone by bringing back a face from the ancient past. In this stunning recreation, scientists have developed the face of possibly a 10,500-year-old woman from present-day ...

There’s no face on the oldest piece of art—a small sandstone figurine of a human from the Mesolithic era—ever found in one region of modern-day Azerbaijan. “Its stylistic features considerably differ ...

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 point when ...