Ancient stone carvings have long captured the imagination of historians and enthusiasts alike, with some suggesting these ...

Prehistoric peoples developed multiple processes of striking these stones in precise, controlled ways to produce sharp-edged tools. This technology is now known as “flintknapping.” ...

Recent advances in ancient DNA analysis have sparked intriguing discussions about the possibility of non-human entities once ...

Why study Paleolithic technology? What can old stone tools, ancient fire pits, and painted cave walls tell us about our evolutionary past? Humans occupy a rarified position in the modern world. We ...

Archaeologists have uncovered several prehistoric artifacts during an ongoing excavation at the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and ...

Studying prehistoric production processes of birch bark tar using computational modelling reveals what kinds of cognition were required for the materials produced by Neanderthal and early modern ...

This essay presents the outline of a conceptual framework and methodology for studying the social agency of prehistoric technology with the goal of understanding the dialectic of gendered practices ...

A new study found that a major shift in ancient human tool technology may be explained by massive environmental instability, offering lessons for today.

Ancient seafarers in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste had a technological sophistication comparable to much later civilizations, with the capability for long-distance seafaring and open ...

5 ancient technologies that outshined modern inventions When we think of modern innovations, we often picture digital devices, advanced medicine, or sleek engineering.