Ochre is an iron-rich mineral pigment that was used by many ancient civilizations for color, decoration and practical tasks ...

An animal bone fragment full of human-made pits hints at how prehistoric people in Western Europe may have crafted clothing. The nearly 40,000-year-old artifact probably served as a punch board for ...

CNN — Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered some of the earliest evidence of the use of clothing, with newly discovered cut marks on a cave bear paw suggesting the prehistoric animals were skinned ...

Ice Age humans in what is now Wyoming used bones from hares, bobcats, and mountain lions to craft sewing needles, new research suggests. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes While we take the ...

The bone fragment from four different angles, with a white scale bar representing one centimeter. The flat side of the bone contains puncture marks that suggest it was a punch board used for tailoring ...

Numerous legends of the mummy's curse are whispered in archaeological circles, most without any substance behind them, but a team of Chilean researchers may have just discovered evidence to back it up ...

Casts of the ancient chewing gum pieces, which were found in Sweden and date to between 9,540 and 9,890 years ago. Verner Alexandersen Scientists are learning about the oral health and diets of Stone ...