This discovery pushed us further back in time than ever before. While uncovering prehistoric relics our oldest find to date ...

A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...

Discovery of complex pre-historic tools in China suggests our ancestors were far more advanced than thought - Find suggests prehistoric humans showed complex planning and understanding of how to enhan ...

In a cave in eastern China, an exceptional fossil has been uncovered: that of a prehistoric cat so small it could have fit in the palm of a hand. This rare discovery opens a new window into the ...

Prehistoric art, as revealed by a 70,000-year-old handprint, is now seen as a fundamental human survival strategy rather than ...

Archaeologists in Cyprus uncover a curved stone structure, rare engraved figurine and early tools, shedding new light on ...

This 'negative hand,' which researchers have dated to at least 67,800 years ago, is now the oldest known example of cave painting. The discovery fills a crucial gap in tracing the path of our species' ...

A team of scientists from the University of Manchester have uncovered some of the earliest evidence of advanced, camera-like ...

Archaeologists have made an important discovery in understanding the prehistoric roots of one of the world's most common funeral practices - cremation. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on how the ...