Animal world
After humans, which animals quietly entered the Stone Age?
Not only humans, the latest discoveries show that the number of animals that know how to create stone tools and are in the Stone Age is greater than we thought.
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Archeology
Girl unexpectedly picks up 3,700-year-old knife while playing at school
The find is a rare oddity, as the knife was found alone, without any accompanying objects, and was made of a stone not native to Norway.
Animal world
East African chimpanzees have literally entered the Stone Age.
In a surprising discovery recently revealed to the scientific community, East African chimpanzees have demonstrated incredible intelligence and skills.
Archeology
China unearths more than 90,000 Stone Age artifacts dating back more than 5,000 years
This archaeological excavation provides a lot of data for the study of stone technology, production and life of ancient people in different periods in the region.
Archeology
Stone Age women in Europe were tied up and buried alive in sacrificial rituals
A new study has found evidence of the Stone Age method of killing people by tying and burying women alive in sacrificial rituals at 14 sites in Europe.
Archeology
1.1 million year old treasure found in China 'reshaped human history'
Ancient humans came to the land that is now China much earlier than previously predicted and had very developed technology.
Archeology
Jewelry discovered from the Stone Age in Türkiye
Stone jewelry beads unearthed in a tomb in Boncuklu Tarla, southern Turkey, have revealed the skills and needs of ancient people in jewelry making, a team of archaeologi…
Archeology
Technology in ancient vases helps Stone Age Chinese 'beyond time'
New research shows that ancient 4,000-year-old beer pots were the key to opening the door of time for the spectacular leap of Chinese civilization.
Archeology
Discovered the only female warrior from the Stone Age
A mysterious 6,500-year-old woman's grave and several arrowheads have just been discovered in northern France that may reveal details about the treatment of women in the…
Archeology
How did China's 'Stone Age Venice' fall?
The city of Luong Chu with a complex water canal system that existed more than 5,000 years ago may perish due to climate change.
Archeology
Stone Age 'chewing gum' reveals the life of a girl who lived 5,700 years ago
The traces of DNA remain on the birch tar that she chewed
Archeology
7,000-year breakwater in the Mediterranean Sea
The 100 m long and nearly 3 m high wall once protected the Neolithic villagers when the sea level rose at the end of the Ice Age.
Discover science
5,000-year-old remains of rare dwarf syndrome
Archaeologists uncover the tiny remains of a young man with the syndrome
Archeology
Secret of Lake Constance: 'Aquarium' ghostly built by ... stone people?
A strange thing, which looks like part of an aquarium in an abandoned myth, built from 5,500 stone age years ago has puzzled archaeologists.
Animal world
Not only humans, many monkeys have entered the Stone Age from 3000 years ago
To be as successful as it is today, people have undergone an evolutionary process lasting millions of years, originating in the Stone Age from 3.6 million years ago.