(Reuters) -Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show that humans have been crafting tools from whale bones since more than 20,000 years ago, ...

Whale bones retrieved from prehistoric shores are shedding light on how humans lived—and hunted—along Europe's vanished coastlines. Reading time 2 minutes Perhaps the greatest challenge to studying ...

Large projectile point made of Gray Whale bone from the Duruthy rockshelter, Landes, France, dated between 18,000 and 17,500 years ago. CREDIT: Alexandre Lefebvre. Get the Popular Science daily ...

(CNN) — The story of human evolution in Europe has a new character. Fossilized bone fragments unearthed in a cave in northern Spain in 2022 have revealed a previously unknown human population that ...

In the remote heart of northern Zambia, a captivating archaeological discovery has emerged beneath the roaring waters of Kalambo Falls. Researchers have ...

Archaeologists are moving away from the idea of a "linear progression" of weapons, suggesting early humans were versatile ...

The very first humans to make and use stone tools may have sourced their raw materials from distant locations, demonstrating a surprisingly sophisticated resource-management strategy. Previously, it ...

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