Prehistoric Era

Human Evolution Stone Age Ice Age Early Humans Neanderthals Neanderthal Culture Upper Paleolithic Human Development Pleistocene Epoch Cretaceous Period Neolithic Period Pleistocene Hominins Paleolithic Period Homo Sapiens Human Migration Late Pleistocene Human Ancestors Last Ice Age Megafauna Dinosaurs Palaeolithic Period Human-Animal Relationships Middle Pleistocene Human Adaptation Triassic Period Paleolithic Ancient Civilizations Cenozoic Era Human Expansion Paleolithic Age Technological Advancements Human Settlement Mesozoic Era Migration of Humans Migration Patterns Ancient Seaway Fossil Record Mammoths Technological Advances Human-Animal Interaction Stonehenge Ancient Humans Age of Dinosaurs Mesolithic Period European Prehistory Middle East Neanderthal Civilization Late Paleozoic Era Miocene Epoch Indigenous Peoples Human Behavior Neanderthal Existence Hunter-Gatherers Stone Age Artifacts Permian Period Hominid Development Calcolithic Period Homo Antecessor Younger Dryas Neanderthal Period Neolithic Revolution Hunter-Gatherer Societies Early Human Intelligence Hominids Tool Development Ancient Tools Architectural Monuments

New Evidence Suggests Hominins Used Fire in Wonderwerk Cave 1.07–1.8 Million Years Ago

This could change timelines of early hominin behavior by suggesting repeated maintenance or transport of fire deep inside the cave.

Virtual Reconstruction Reveals Little Foot’s Face, Hinting East African Affinities

Charred Pottery Shows Mesolithic Europeans Cooked Diverse Plant-and-Seafood Dishes

Tiny Teeth Found in Colorado Extend Range of Earliest Primate Relative

Oldest Handheld Wooden Tools Found at 430,000-Year-Old Site in Greece

Oldest Elephant-Bone Tool in Europe Identified at Boxgrove

Oldest Confirmed Human Fire-Making Found at 400,000-Year-Old UK Site

Genetic Study Dates First Settlement of Australia to 60,000 Years, Via Two Routes

Study Finds Selective Exocannibalism of Non-Local Neanderthals at Belgium’s Goyet Caves

Portugal’s First Neanderthal Footprints Point to Coastal Living and Hunting Tactics

Indigo Molecule Found on 34,000-Year-Old Tools Points to Early Plant Processing in Georgia

Skhūl Child Fossil Shows Mixed Human–Neanderthal Traits, Pushing Interbreeding to 140,000 Years Ago

Cow Tooth Study Strengthens Stonehenge’s Link to Wales

Neanderthals Traveled 2,000 Miles Across Eurasia Using River Valleys