Tag: Stone Age
Possible Stone Age Boat Anchor Discovered Underwater Off Norway
A Stone Age anchor in Norway may offer a rare clue to how people traveled by water thousands of years ago. Archaeologists recovered a heavy, grooved stone from the seabed near a…
5,000-Year-Old Arrow Emerges From Melting Ice in Norway
A 5,000-year-old arrow has emerged from melting mountain ice in Norway, still carrying part of its wooden shaft and a finely made slate arrowhead. It is one of 48 prehistoric arrows archaeologists…
Green Sahara Mummies Reveal a People Who Stood Apart
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world, a vast arid wilderness stretching across north Africa. For millennia it has been a near insurmountable barrier separating the Mediterranean from the rest…
Study of Ancient Genes Reveals a Dark Skinned Europe Until 3,000 Years Ago
A new study of ancient DNA has completely changed our understanding of the peoples who lived in Stone Age and Bronze Age Europe. It was only about 1000 BC, well into the…
LiDAR Reveals Neolithic Romanian Fortress Towns
Another day, another fascinating LiDAR discovery, this time in the Romanian county of Neamț. Archaeologists have used the pulsed laser technology to uncover ancient human settlements hidden in the dense forests of…
Flagstones: Oldest Prehistoric Circle may be the Blueprint for Stonehenge
Something happened in Britain five and a half thousand years ago, which marked a transition in social and ritual activity we are still piecing together. In a relatively short space of time,…