The Bhimbetka site, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, captures the continuous presence of human life from the Lower Palaeolithic Age, roughly 100,000 years ago, to the Medieval period.

Archaeologists uncovered 70,000-year-old handle implements in China, reshaping views of early human technology and innovation in East Asia.

Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...

A hand stencil left on an Indonesian cave wall at least 67,800 years ago may reveal how and when ancient humans reached a lost continent known as Sahul that once linked Australia with southeast Asia.

Archaeologists in Spain have brought back the voice of the Neolithic by successfully playing ancient shells that had been buried for around 6,000 years. The instruments, made from large marine snail ...

New research shows that a deeply ancient part of the brain can process visual information on its own, without help from the cortex. Scientists found that the superior colliculus, a structure shared by ...

It contains more than 600 homes. Archaeologists uncovered Ireland’s largest prehistoric settlement, dated 1200–400 B.C., with 600 homes. Evidence suggests a tightly organized, egalitarian community ...