A vast subterranean cave system in southern France, near Avignon, is rewriting what we thought we knew about prehistoric human exploration. The Saint-Marcel cave network, stretching over 40 miles, ...

The discovery of more than 100 prehistoric structures in the Cova Dones cave in Spain makes it one of the most significant prehistoric underground sites in the world. Archaeologists found stalagmites ...

ATU researchers discovered the 5,500-year-old wildcat in a cave in Clare, marking a breakthrough in understanding Ireland’s ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the earliest known multifunctional tool made from cave lion bone, shedding new light on Neanderthal ingenuity. The ancient utensil dates back to the end of the Saalian ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Natural Trap Cave is a pit in northern Wyoming into which countless animals have fallen and met their untimely demise since the Pleistocene.

Archaeologist Richard Oslisly leads a dig at Youmbidi Cave in eastern Gabon where unearthed vestiges of prehistoric human activity offer insight into central Africa's ...

Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. In There’s More to That, meet ...

Researchers in Spain used Apple iPhone’s built-in LiDAR sensor to create a 3D map of a cave with hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings. Digital model of La Pileta cave Cueva de la Pileta is a cave in ...

(Reuters) -Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show that humans have been crafting tools from whale bones since more than 20,000 years ago, ...

Archaeologists in Marbella, Spain have uncovered a rock which contains ancient prehistoric engravings, Ancient Origins reported. The remarkable artifact was discovered in the Coto Correa site in ...