The alignment of the pits discovered suggests a ritual purpose. Museum of London Archaeology Archaeologists in Bedfordshire, England, have found a cluster of 25 monumental pits that date to the ...

There’s no face on the oldest piece of art—a small sandstone figurine of a human from the Mesolithic era—ever found in one region of modern-day Azerbaijan. “Its stylistic features considerably differ ...

Members of a hunter-gatherer group that lived in south-western Scandinavia during the Mesolithic era — approximately 10,000 years ago — may have been affected by tooth decay and gum disease, according ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an 8,000-year-old stone figurine in a cave in Azerbaijan, offering a remarkable glimpse into the beliefs and practices of an ancient culture during the transition from ...

Genetic research has unlocked the mystery behind a Mesolithic double burial unearthed in Germany. Dating back to 7000-6800 BCE, the discovery of an adult woman and an infant in Bad Dürrenberg has long ...

Dozens of items that were found in a cave in southern Spain more than a century ago date from the Mesolithic era and are much older than previously thought, according to a new study. By Rachel ...

Led by a researcher from the University of Warwick, a new expedition is set to delve into Europe’s pivotal Mesolithic Stonge Age site, Bouldnor Cliff. The expedition is a race against time to the ...

Archaeologists in northern Germany have unearthed 10,000-year-old cremated bones at a Stone Age lakeside campsite that was used for spearing fish and roasting hazelnuts. Archaeologists in northern ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There’s no face on the oldest piece of art—a small sandstone figurine of a human from the Mesolithic era—ever found in one region of modern-day ...