The discovery of a 41,000-year-old cord fragment in France suggests Neanderthals invented string. Prior to this discovery, the oldest example of cord technology came from Israel and dated to 19,000 ...

With the pandemic and accompanying economic recession clouding 2020, it goes without saying that the year will not go down as the happiest for humanity. The archaeology world also felt the effects, as ...

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In a quiet corner of Guardbridge, Scotland, a planned housing development has unexpectedly opened a remarkable window into the region’s ancient past. Archaeologists commissioned for a preliminary ...

Hundreds of mammoth bones were found at the Kostenki 11 site in Russia. Image: A. J. E. Pryor et al., 2020/Antiquity Scientists have found structures made from mammoth bones before, but the one found ...