For Under the Mountain Wall presents a picture of stone age existence in New Guinea that is filled with just as much anxiety, anguish and striving as the life of any modern city dweller.

But Stone Age families likely had a relatively manageable amount of children. On average, hunter-gatherer women gave birth to four children spaced roughly four years apart. “Exercise, diet and ...

Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis. A volcanic eruption in 2910 B.C. may be the reason Neolithic people on a ...

As you sat on the large stone seat directly in front of the dresser, you'd have a clear view of the door and be able to see whoever crawled in. As they entered, they'd have to look up at you.

They began to set up farms. These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or new Stone Age): As well as setting up farms and permanent homes, they also built ...