prehistory

Children’s fingerprints on 15,000-year-old clay beads rewrite prehistory

Archaeologists have identified 142 clay beads and pendants crafted by Natufian hunter-gatherers roughly 15,000 years ago, with preserved fingerprints showing that children as well as adults shaped the ornaments — the first time researchers have directly identified the makers of…

Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old Spanish monumental tomb

Archaeologists from the University of Cádiz have unveiled one of Andalusia's most monumentally preserved prehistoric tombs, a 5,000-year-old dolmen stretching 43 feet in length that provides unprecedented insight into ancient burial practices and long-distance trade networks in southern Spain.

Armenia’s mysterious ‘dragon stones’ linked to ancient water cult

An international research team has finally cracked the 6,000-year mystery surrounding Armenia's enigmatic "dragon stones," revealing that these monumental sculptures were the centerpiece of an ancient water cult that demanded extraordinary communal effort to construct.

Study shows ancient elk rock art morphed into wolf-like figures

A recent study by Dr. Esther Jacobson-Tepfer, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, examines how elk rock art in the Mongolian Altai transformed over time, with realistic depictions gradually evolving into distorted wolf-like figures that reflect changing cultural and environmental…

Archeologists find crystal arrowhead at Hedkammen Ridge in Sweden

Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed a remarkable crystal bifacial arrowhead crafted from pure white quartzite during excavations at the Hedkammen ridge near Skellefteå in northern Sweden, part of a larger discovery revealing over 300 archaeological features dating from 500 BC…