Prehistoric Era

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

Thumbnail Mammoth‑Ivory Birds Unearthed at Hohle Fels

Scholars say the tiny carvings reveal advanced miniature ivory work that signals symbolic behavior among early modern humans.

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

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