The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

A stone wall discovered deep inside Theopetra Cave in central Greece may be the oldest surviving human-built structure ever uncovered, archaeologists have revealed. Estimated to be over 23,000 years ...

There’s no face on the oldest piece of art—a small sandstone figurine of a human from the Mesolithic era—ever found in one region of modern-day Azerbaijan. “Its stylistic features considerably differ ...

When it was made: Between 9600 and 4100 B.C. This unique carved amber bear was discovered in northern Poland by workers digging for peat in 1887. An ancient hunter likely wore it as a protective charm ...

Discover India's oldest cave art at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh. Dating back to the Mesolithic Period ...

A team of researchers claims to have found evidence of prehistoric human settlement in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district, ...