A study, published on Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, deals with the possible uses of basalt tools at the Olduvai Gorge sites in Tanzania
The rich archaeo-paleontological record of El Provencio exhibits stone tools worked in flint and quartzite catalogued as Modes 1, 2 and 3 (Oldowan, Acheulean and Mousterian), as well as bone remains from species characteristic of the Pleistocene
A new study presents a synthesis of human occupation in the Iberian Peninsula Atlantic margin during the Early and Middle Paleolithic, and highlights the African affinities of Acheulean industry in southwestern Europe
In Central Italy (Grotta dei Moscerini, Latium), Neandertals collected clam shells and pumice from coastal waters to use as tools
The Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate will tell inspirational stories of human achievement while celebrating the region’s natural beauty
Recent archaeological investigations in the Tollense Valley have unearthed a collection of 31 unusual objects of a Bronze Age warrior who died on the battlefield 3,300 years ago
Anthropologists have long made the case that tool-making is one of the key behaviors that separated our human ancestors from other primates
Researchers examined the visual response of 113 individuals when observing prehistoric ceramics belonging to different styles and societies