These sites were found by Professor Hardy and local archaeologist Martin Wildgoose. Their pair's discovery means that the ...

This puts them at around between 11,000 and 11,500 years of age. The wider implications of ... Much of west Scotland was buried under ice, with groups of nomadic hunter-gatherers most likely ...

A group of archaeologists and scientists, led by Professor Karen Hardy from the University of Glasgow, has discovered ...

EVIDENCE of “one of the earliest human populations yet known in Scotland” has been found on the Isle of Skye . Stone tools found on the island off the west coast date back to around 9500-9000 years ...

A new study published in Geoarchaeology reveals that Ice Age humans crafted hearths in the frozen steppe of Ukraine with such ...

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

Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

Hominids have been using fire for at a million years — but scientists have found that humans were grilling down during the ...

Scientists at Little Dome C recovered the oldest continuous ice core, unlocking 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history.

Evidence of one of the earliest human populations known in Scotland has been found, including tools and stone circles. Archaeologists and scientists led by Karen Hardy, Professor of Prehistoric ...