A "completely unique" collection of prehistoric stone artifacts have been linked to a "devastating" volcanic eruption.

Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis.

The human Stone Age was, undeniably, the first step on a journey towards the species total technological dominance – but it ...

NEW STONE AGE GIRL:That’s our dinner. NEW STONE AGE BOY:An eagle. NEW STONE AGE BOY:Dad, dad you’ll never guess what we just saw! An eagle took the baby boar that we were hunting for dinner.# ...

The surprise discovery that ancient human DNA can survive in sediments and soil is revolutionising the study of Paleolithic ...

Remains of the monuments—likely dated to the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age—came to light during fieldwork near Taw Marsh in Dartmoor National Park in the county of Devon, South West England.

Awls were small, pointed hand tools employed in both the Old and New World to slice fibers for thread and fishing nets, and to punch holes in leather and wood. Stone Age peoples may also have ...

or the old stone age, and the Neolithic, or the new stone age. The telltale sign of this period, between 9,600 and 4,000 BC, was the use of small chipped stone tools and retouched bladelets.