An ancient amber bear figurine, unearthed by miners in northern Poland, is the subject of renewed attention following a study ...

The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

Until now, the earliest known ivory artifacts came from the Upper Paleolithic, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. A few ...

"The ivory fragments were identified during laboratory analysis of ordinary faunal remains recovered from the upper layers of ...

Carved 20,000 years ago into a French cave floor, the world’s oldest 3D map may reveal not just rivers and hills — but the ...

Bone tools have been created by hominins for millions of years, with the earliest evidence for the manufacture of ...

Found in Ukraine, the fragments show signs of human manipulation—though researchers still haven't ruled out the possibility ...

The discovery of ivory tools at Medzhybizh A challenges previous timelines of early human technology. These artifacts suggest ...

Theopetra Cave, in Greece, believed to be the oldest human construction on earth, reopened to the public after 9 years of ...

"The miniature ivory pieces from Medzhibozh A are rare even in Upper Paleolithic contexts and perform poorly compared to stone tools of similar size due to their low hardness and fragility,” Ste ...

Archaeological records indicate that prehistoric people in Europe relied on fire throughout the Ice Age—but the evidence ...