Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

As the last Ice Age came to an end nearly 10,000 years ago, something unexpected happened deep beneath Earth’s surface. Large glaciers began to melt. The sea levels rose quickly—about 1 centimeter per ...

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

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

Yeast is already a familiar ingredient to bakers and winemakers, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests it ...

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

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

Sophisticated Pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This Is How Humans Made Fire Tens ... can leave traces in the ocean that last for thousands of years. These consist of sediment layers composed of ...

Tools from South Africa’s Robberg caves match styles found in Namibia and Lesotho, suggesting early humans shared methods and ...

Early human communication networks revealed thanks to ancient stone tools and blades located in a South African cave.