Long before the Arctic became what it is now, a stretch of Norway’s northern coastline was home to surprisingly rich wildlife. This image emerges from a cave where thousands of years of natural sediments have quietly protected the remains of animals that lived during the relatively mild phase of the last ice age. The site … Read more
Another case study is a mysterious underground cave system in southern Europe. Scientists have found clues that people used this cave system about 8,000 years ago, but then disappeared without a trace, which has baffled archaeologists. The mysterious cave site, linked to Neolithic rituals, human bones, underground tunnels and primitive burials, has once again become … Read more
Neanderthals are also continuing their own journey through history, and new scientific research at Stajnia Cave in Poland has given it an exciting new dimension. For the first time, scientists have been able to reconstruct the oldest Neanderthal population in Central and Eastern Europe, giving us more information about how these prehistoric humans adapted and … Read more
Archaeologists have discovered 120,000-year-old human footprints at the site of the ancient lake Alasal in the Nafud Desert of Saudi Arabia. Ancient human artifacts discovered in the Nefud Desert illustrate the long history of human habitation in the area. According to research published in Science Advances, the site includes 120,000-year-old human footprints found at Al-Ara … Read more