There is increasing evidence to suggest that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary roots and was not exclusive to modern humans.

Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered what might be the oldest known rune stone, pushing back the origins of runic writing ...

The piercings many have been associated with community participation and major life events. Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear ...

Parents in the Ice Age let their kids get away with some pretty wild stuff.

A recent study has shed new light on the cognitive and cultural complexity of human societies during the Middle Paleolithic in the Levant. The research, led by Dr. Mae Goder-Goldberger (Hebrew ...

A new research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, with teenagers and children as young ...

A team of researchers has found fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world in the Svingerud burial field, Norway. These ...