Ancient technology Articles
How were the first cave paintings made?
40,000 years ago people made the first cave paintings. Scientists are studying how they did it, shedding light on prehistoric life in the process.
40,000 years ago people made the first cave paintings. Scientists are studying how they did it, shedding light on prehistoric life in the process.
The oldest pottery we’ve found are a few fragments from China ~20,000 years old. But the technology has explosive origins deeper in the ice age
Neanderthal medicine was a thing and they took care of each other. But just how effective was it? An analysis of their rate of survival suggests “not very”.
New dates from Denisova cave confirms the epynonymous Denisovans were innovatiors, manufacturing tools never before seen in the region.
How did humans outcompete Neanderthals? New research suggests we were better at food preparation, giving us the evolutionary edge.
Sima de los Huesos is a Spanish cave that may well be the worlds first grave. Or is it just an accidental accumulation? New research investigates.
Ancient Neanderthal tools seem to have been used to start a fire, settling a debate over whether they could make their own flames.
We recently found the first evidence of Neanderthal cave art. However, some are skeptical of this discovery. Is it really what it seems?
Researchers recreated 61,000-year-old projectile weapons to see if they were used in the worlds oldest bow and arrow. The results say “probably”.
Could Neanderthal clothing explain why they went extinct? Evidence from the bones of the prey implies their attire was worse than ours.