A new study published in Geoarchaeology reveals that Ice Age humans crafted hearths in the frozen steppe of Ukraine with such finesse that they achieved temperatures over 600°C. These were deliberate, ...

Differences between the fireplaces suggest a clever and intentional use. Whether it was used for cooking, heating, lighting, ...

Nancy Kellogg, president of Colorado chapter of the ARCS Foundation, with treasurer Shirleen Tucker.

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Boise State University have found evidence suggesting that the ...

Learning to control fire was a game-changer for ancient humans, who could use it to cook food, see at night, and endure cold ...

Giant icebergs once scraped the seafloor near Britain, offering clues about ancient ice shelves and future sea-level rise.

An Austrian site occupied by humans from around 24,000 to 20,000 years ago documents a switch towards hunting reindeer for ...

Those comparisons, laid out in a paper published in Quaternary Science Reviews, point to a surprising conclusion: the Baume ...

Following a recent study, Dr. Przemysław Bobrowski and his colleagues published new radiocarbon dates on Holocene (11,700 ...

The topography of Ramban region in Jammu and Kashmir is such that a strong spell of rain can trigger massive mudslides and landslides. The region is highly vulnerable to flash floods ...

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...