Spears from the Schöningen open-cast coal mine have been examined and show that wood was a crucial raw material 300,000 years ago
Long-distance weaponry, such as spearthrowers, have been identified at the 31,000-year-old archaeological site of Maisières-Canal
For the first time, a new study by an international research team shows Neanderthals hunted cave lions and used the pelt of this dangerous carnivore
Cranial traumas show dramatic increase as the first cities were being built: in the 12,000 years before antiquity, the share of violent death rose at first and then fell back
Long-term history of violence in hunter-gatherer societies uncovered in the Atacama Desert: 10,000 years of violent conflict revealed by skeletons, weaponry, and rock art
The need to hunt small prey compelled prehistoric humans to produce appropriate hunting weapons and improve their cognitive abilities
UC analysis shows Griffin Warrior from Pylos ruled his homeland: ancient DNA reveals the Bronze Age leader was from the region
Analysis of Bronze Age daggers has shown that they were used for processing animal carcasses and not as non-functional symbols of identity and status, as previously thought
Archaeologists found the two beehive-shaped tombs in Pylos, Greece, while investigating the area around the grave of the “Griffin Warrior”
A unique bark shield, thought to have been constructed with wooden laths during the Iron Age, has provided new insight into the construction and design of prehistoric weaponry
