In northern Europe, the most vulnerable periods of prehistory are not to be discovered in the earth but beneath the water. Off the coast of Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city, a Mesolithic ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists discovered a 6400–6100 B.C. sandstone figurine in Azerbaijan’s Damjili Cave, marking a rare find from the Mesolithic era. Microscopic ...

Every time Jenny publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...

Mesolithic decorated antler fragment found in Sweden. Credit: Peter Zetterlund / National Historical Museums A recent archaeological study in Sweden has revealed a fascinating discovery that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an unassuming farm field in Yorkshire, peat preserves secrets. Tens of thousands of fragments of wood, bone, antler, and stone ...

It looks just like a worn-out crayon you'd find at the bottom of a kid's art box, but this one has an important difference: it's 10,000 years old. Archaeologists unearthed the ancient ochre crayon, ...

The alignment of the pits discovered suggests a ritual purpose. Museum of London Archaeology Archaeologists in Bedfordshire, England, have found a cluster of 25 monumental pits that date to the ...

Hyderabad: The real estate boom, coupled with sheer neglect to history, has led to the disappearance of the rock art site of ...

A new research shows that ancient Europeans from around 7,000 years ago may have had blue eyes and dark skin. Researchers involved in the study conducted DNA analysis on the remains of a Mesolithic ...

Alarming results from a 2019 survey of well-known archaeological site Ageröd reveal drastic bone and organic matter deterioration since the site's initial excavations in the 1940s, suggesting action ...