hunter-gatherers

Siberia plague

5,500 Years Ago, Something Was Killing Humans in Prehistoric Siberia—New Research Has Finally Revealed This Ancient Assassin

Micah Hanks·June 21, 2026

Why were so many children and adolescents among the dead at ancient burial sites in eastern Siberia? Scientists may finally have the answer.

Stonehenge

Stonehenge Mystery Deepens as New Study Reveals Altar Stone’s 466-Mile Journey Across Ancient Britain

Tim McMillan·June 4, 2026

New study reveals how Stonehenge's Altar Stone may have traveled hundreds of miles across prehistoric Britain before arriving at the monument.

ancient humans shaped clay for ritualistic purposes

“Profound Social and Cognitive Changes Were Already Underway”: 15,000 Years Ago, Humans Shaped Clay for Ritualistic Purposes

Christopher Plain·March 19, 2026

The discovery of ancient clay beads made by children and adults thousands of years before the use of pottery suggests a ritualistic purpose

poison arrows

60,000-Year-Old Projectiles Are the World’s First ‘Poison Arrows,’ Extending Earliest Use in Africa by Thousands of Years

Christopher Plain·January 8, 2026

Analysis of 60,000-year-old artifacts has uncovered the oldest known poison arrowheads, hinting at advanced ancient knowledge and reasoning.

cremated cremation

Cremation Before Civilization? Evidence Suggests Ancient Hunter Gatherers Cremated a Woman Nearly 10,000 Years Ago

Christopher Plain·January 3, 2026

Evidence suggests ancient hunter-gatherers performed the first ever African cremation of a female sometime around 9,500 years ago.

mesolithic wall

7000-Year-Old Sunken Discovery Points to European Megalithic Construction Centuries Earlier Than Previously Thought

Ryan Whalen·December 14, 2025

Off the western coast of France, archaeologists have discovered a sunken granite Mesolithic wall nine meters below sea level.

ancient humans evidence

Researchers Reveal the Surprising Reason Ancient Humans May Have Engaged in Early Fire Use

Ryan Whalen·June 9, 2025

New findings suggest ancient humans in the Near East used fire to smoke meat, rather than cook it, preserving and protecting it from animals.

neolithic

8,000 Years Ago, Neolithic Europeans Crossed the Mediterranean to Settle in Africa According to New DNA Evidence

Ryan Whalen·March 18, 2025

European Neolithic hunter-gatherer groups traveled the sea to make their home in Africa, according to a new archaeological discovery.

Göbekli Tepe

Mystery of Göbekli Tepe Deepens as Scientists Search for Clues to Ancient Site’s Strange Symbols

Micah Hanks·August 23, 2024

A controversial new paper says Göbekli Tepe may be the world's oldest calendar, reigniting debate over the 11,500-year-old megalithic site.

Stonehenge

5,000 Years Ago, ‘Advanced Transport Methods’ Were Used to Move Massive Altar Stone at the Center of Stonehenge

Christopher Plain·August 14, 2024

New research suggests that the Altar Stone at the Center of the Stonehenge monument likely came from hundreds of kilometers away.

Ancient Megalithic Structure Older than the Egyptian Pyramids Discovered in the Peruvian Andes

Christopher Plain·February 21, 2024

A nearly 5,000-year-old ancient megalithic site discovered in the Peruvian Andes is older than the Pyramids of Egypt.

massive stone wall

Massive Stone Wall Built More Than 10,000 Years Ago Found Hidden Beneath the Baltic Sea

Christopher Plain·February 13, 2024

Researchers have discovered a submerged, 10,000-year-old massive stone wall that is one of the oldest man-made megastructures ever found.

hunter-gatherers

People Living in the Andes 9,000 Years Ago May Completely Redefine Our Understanding of Hunter-Gatherers

Christopher Plain·January 25, 2024

Isotopic analysis reveals people living 9,000-6,500 years ago in the Andes Mountains were not hunter-gatherers as previously believed.