The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

New research shows Stone Age humans created structured signs and symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...

We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages very shortly, where they belong. In the meantime, discussions are ongoing.” To understand the weight of this statement, one must look at what the Stone ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a "unique" prehistoric ceremonial site in southern Sweden that dates back to ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has shown. Discovered during excavations carried out in 2014–15 and 2018–19, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An exciting and unique find from over 5,000 years ago was uncovered during the construction of a railroad. Archaeologists ...

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis by linguist Christian Bentz at Saarland University and archaeologist Ewa ...

An analysis of DNA from Stone Age skeletons buried in Scotland reveals how people organized the burial of their dead.

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