The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo ...

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

A new study published in the Journal of World Prehistory reveals that some of humanity's earliest artistic representations of ...

The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks ...

To boost our understanding of a little-known civilization that thrived more than 3,000 years ago, scientists have built an ...

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence in Suffolk revealing that Neanderthals were making fire 415,000 years ago, significantly earlier than previously thought. This discovery sheds light on their ...

Neanderthals created fires about 415,000 years ago in eastern England, evidence uncovered by researchers suggests.

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

Researchers identified a repeatedly used campfire including heated clay, heat-shattered flint handaxes and iron pyrite ...