Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

Amid the Second World War, four young boys unearthed a Paleolithic masterpiece when they stumbled upon a cave in southwest ...

A new study unveils the potential reason children participated in creating prehistoric cave art. In prehistoric societies, ...

Archaeological finds at the Paleolithic sites, including the Shanggagang Site, Xiuma Cave and Gani Site, have provided important evidence for understanding how early humans explored and adapted to ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made a splash at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York, during a speech last week when he called for a painting of Jesus to be ...

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Thousands of stone tools discovered in a South African cave reveal that Ice Age humans had developed sophisticated fabrication techniques about 20,000 years ago, according to a report in the Journal ...

Then, check out the 40,000-year-old cave painting of a cow — the oldest animal drawing in the world. A former staff writer for All That's Interesting, Natasha Ishak holds a Master's in journalism from ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Evidence discovered in a cave on Malta indicates hunter-gatherers visited the picturesque Mediterranean island long before they ...

An ancient painting in Sulawesi might be the first recorded narrative in human history — and it didn’t come from Europe. In the humid highlands of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia, a fig tree winds its ...