Ancient dugout canoe replica tests Paleolithic migration theory, and long-standing questions about migration of early modern humans in East Asia
Dating of Schöningen spears revised to 200,000 years; world’s oldest complete wooden hunting weapons are 100,000 years younger than previously claimed
Evidence of cannibalism 18,000 years ago, from Maszycka Cave; the study has been published in Scientific Reports
Ancient engravings shed light on early human symbolic thought and complexity in the Levantine Middle Palaeolithic
Butchered bones from the Early Bronze Age site of Charterhouse Warren suggest violent ‘othering’ of enemies in Bronze Age Britain
15,800-year-old engraved plaquettes from the Magdalenian site of Gönnersdorf, located in modern-day Germany, depict fishing techniques, including the use of nets, not previously known in the Upper Paleolithic
Soii Havzak, a multi-layered archaeological site in the Zeravshan Valley, central Tajikistan, shedding rare light on early human settlement in the region
Neanderthal and modern human children living during the Upper Palaeolithic may have faced similar levels of childhood stress but at different developmental stages
Spears from the Schöningen open-cast coal mine have been examined and show that wood was a crucial raw material 300,000 years ago
Did Neanderthals use glue? Analysis of 40,000-year old tools reveals surprisingly sophisticated construction
