Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

Scientists Link Unexpected Discovery of Greenland Rocks in Iceland To ‘Little’ Ice Age - And Roman Empire Collapse Multiple ...

Learn what the rocks in Iceland tell researchers about climate conditions at the time of the Roman Empire's collapse.

Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in ...

Many historians agree that the fall of the Western Roman Empire, usually dated to the fall of ancient Rome in 476 CE, marked the end of classical antiquity. What they don’t always agree on ...

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

Tools from South Africa’s Robberg caves match styles found in Namibia and Lesotho, suggesting early humans shared methods and ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Scholars generally agree that fire was crucial to human survival during the most recent Ice Age—yet in Europe, there is surprisingly little evidence of hearths from its coldest years ...

Yet a lack of evidence from the coldest part of the ice age has prevented scientists from saying how. “We know that fire was widespread before and after this period, but there is little evidence ...

It has often been assumed that fire was essential for the survival of hunter-gatherers in Ice Age Europe. Surprisingly, however, there is little well-preserved evidence of fire use from the ...