A new archive of ancient human brains, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, challenges misconceptions of soft tissue preservation
University of Tübingen-led international research team investigates how our ancestors used the best material to make stone tools
A well-preserved wooden structure at the archaeological site of Kalambo Falls, Zambia, dating back at least 476,000 years, is world’s oldest
Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art from the Doro !Nawas Mountains in central Western Namibia; the study is published on PLoS ONE
Shell beads at the Kaylu rock shelter, provide new insights into seafaring, showing the routes of cultural transmission in the Caspian Sea region
Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes, Stone Age humans may have been more widespread across the continent
A Stone Age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibers and fur in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu in Eastern Finland
Human bones were used for making pendants in the Stone Age, on the island of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov on Lake Onega
Friendship ornaments from the Stone Age: skilfully manufactured slate ring ornaments were fragmented on purpose, using pieces of rings as tokens
A 8,000 year old structure has been discovered, next to what is believed to be the oldest boat building site in the world on the Isle of Wight
