Stone tools discovered on Crete and other Greek islands suggest that ancient humans deliberately crossed open seas more than ...

The process of creating lithic tools took our hominin species millions of years to perfect. However, we often dismiss stone tools as simplistic primitive technology. The mastering of stone knapping ...

Here is what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study finds compelling evidence of a previously unknown land bridge that once connected western Anatolia and southeastern Europe.

A piece of flat flint may have been shaped by the hands of a Neanderthal who once lived near the cave La Roche-Cotard in the territory of Langeais, France. Many people see a face in this artifact, ...

During the Late Mousterian period Apulia (southeastern Italy) was characterized by frequent and prolonged aridity that could have caused the scarcity of vegetable foods and, consequently, a lack of ...

In the depths of the San Lázaro rock-shelter in Segovia, Central Spain, archaeologists from the Complutense University of Madrid and collaborators have uncovered a compelling trace of Neanderthal ...

The functions of flaked stone tools are usually determined by the observation of microwear polishes with the incident-light microscope with magnifications of 50–400× - known as the Keeley Method. In ...

Recent investigations have produced a group of important new Mousterian sites in the NW Caucasus (Russia). These sites, which range in elevation from 100 to 1350 m above sea level, include Il'skaya II ...

For three years, Ben Witten kept a shiny rock in his room that he picked up on Shoreham Beach never expecting that he held a truly precious object. Coincidentally, he went to the Worthing Museum for a ...

The 6-year-old boy found the rock and then didn't tell anyone for three years. But a new examination reveals it was made by some of the last Neanderthals. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

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We don't know when the last Neanderthal died, but many archaeologists think some of the last lineages lived in southern Iberia. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...