How Ancient People Collected, Recycled, and Retained Appearance of Predecessors’ Stone Tools Dubbed ‘Memory Objects’

Medicine & Technology Mar 14, 2022

Prehistoric people were able to preserve their ancestor's stone tools. Find out here how they were able to preserve the appearance of ‘Memory Objects.’

Ancient Humans Had Bigger Bodies to Combat the Cold; Will Changing Climate Shrink Present Humans?

Jul 09, 2021

Experts found strong evidence of the correlation between the prehistoric climate and the large bodies of early humans.

Stone Age Humans Were Top Predators, Challenging Views That They Were Omnivores

Apr 04, 2021

An Israeli study showed that stone age humans were apex predators in their time and that it was only 85,000 years ago when humans started eating vegetables, contrary to contemporary views.

Genetic Analysis of Ancient Massacre Reveals Large Scale Indiscriminate Killing

Mar 11, 2021

An international team of researchers conducted genetic analysis on the remains from an ancient massacre site in Croatia - revealing what might be the oldest instance of indiscriminate killing to date.

Microbial Biomarkers Raise Possibilities of Ancient Humans Cooking in Hot Springs

Sep 16, 2020

An archeological site that contained early human remains in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, might have also contained hot springs where human ancestors boiled their food, a new study suggests.

Why Mammoths Go Extinct: Aside from Ice Age, Prehistoric Humans Have Share of Blame

Apr 12, 2017

Mammoths lived isolated in Siberia until 3,000 years ago while those from other regions vanished earlier due to hunting activities by prehistoric humans.