When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, it's likely they took refuge in high-altitude bear caves. A new study of ...

Simulation Reveals First Encounters of Neanderthals and Modern Humans in Europe ...

The prehistoric artist likely created the image by spraying ochre mixed with water over a hand flattened on the wall of a ...

High-altitude mountain passes were not the kind of place to sleep out in the open during the Ice Age, and Neanderthals couldn ...

Archaeologists uncover a 500,000-year-old elephant bone tool in Europe, offering rare insight into early human innovation.

Tucked away under limestone cliffs in Gibraltar, a cave that dates back around 40,000 years has led to fascinating ...

A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...

An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago.

The fingers of one of the hands were "retouched to become pointed like claws," the study's co-author said.

Archaeologists say stencil painted with ochre in limestone cave on Muna Island was created at least 67,800 years ago ...

This 'negative hand,' which researchers have dated to at least 67,800 years ago, is now the oldest known example of cave ...

The stencil, which had remained largely unnoticed amidst more recent paintings of animals and figures, is now the oldest artwork ever discovered. In fact, it is so old that it offers a rare glimpse ...