Humans’ evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago in today’s Kenya, according to a new study in Scientific Reports
Was warfare responsible for the fall of small-scale societies in Prehistoric Europe? The study has been published in Scientific Reports
The first prehistoric wind instruments (known as flutes) in the Levant have been found at the site of Eynan-Mallaha in northern Israel
Fossilized soot and charcoal from torches dating back more than 8,000 years make it possible to reconstruct the history of the Nerja Cave
The contents of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins — which were imaged using a non-invasive technique — are described in a study
The first direct evidence of ancient drug use in Europe, which may have been used as part of ritualistic ceremonies in Bronze Age Menorca
Tiny flakes in Schöningen tell a story of tool use 300,000 years ago; the study has been published in Scientific Reports
Owl-shaped plaques may have been on Copper Age children’s wish list, in the Iberian Peninsula: the study is published in Scientific Reports
Footprints indicate the presence of man in Southern Spain in the Middle Pleistocene, 200,000 years earlier than previously thought
Archaeology: Modern pesticide accelerates corrosion of ancient Roman bowl; the study has been published on Scientific Reports