Prehistory

Israeli researchers use ancient stone tools to trace hunter-gatherer migrations

The study focused specifically on the late Middle Paleolithic period, when ancient hunter-gatherers attempted to navigate intense environmental shifts in the South Caucasus region.

Obsidian convergent scraper found in Ararat-1 cave, Armenia, in 2019.
Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia.

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers stayed connected across 200 kilometers, Israeli study finds

German Helgoland in the North Sea.

Secrets of a drowned realm: DNA traces show the North Sea once held sprawling woodlands

An aerial view shows a plantation field in the Amazon rainforest during a Greenpeace flyover amid the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), near Centro Novo, state of Maranhao, Brazil, November 13, 2025.

'Ghost lineage': Ancient DNA upends the single‑migration myth of the Americas


29,000-year-old child 'Pangpond' changes Thailand's prehistory

The child skeleton was unearthed in a cave at the Tham Din archaeological site within Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, which is known for its prehistoric rock art.

 Meet 'Pangpond': The 29,000-year-old hild changing Thailand's prehistory.

The 'Sistine Chapel of prehistory': How a 21,000-year-old cave transformed our view of ancient art

Discovered on December 18, 1994, by three amateur speleologists, the Chauvet Cave changed our understanding of prehistoric peoples.

 Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, a facsimile of Chauvet Cave in Ardeche, France. Image: RudiErnst.