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In a nutshell A mammoth ivory boomerang discovered in a Polish cave is likely between 42,290 and 39,280 years old, making it ...

Humans used wood as their main fuel source during the peak of the ice age. The charcoal analysis indicates that it was specifically spruce wood. However, animal bones or fat may have also been ...

Hominids have been using fire for at a million years — but scientists have found that humans were grilling down during the Ice Age.

To keep warm during the most recent ice age, early humans needed protective clothing. What these garments looked like and just how they were put together has remained an archeological mystery. Now ...

Human presence in high-altitude open areas during the Ice Age is not just a possibility, but a reality, Marta Sánchez de la Torre writes Wednesday 07 May 2025 13:42 BST Comments ...

Humans seem to have been adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to our recent study, challenging longstanding theories about how and where our ancestors lived ...

The Robberg is one of southern Africa's most distinctive and widespread stone tool technologies. Robberg tools—which we found ...

For decades, we’ve believed that Ice Age humans hunted massive animals like the mammoth and saber-toothed cat by throwing spears. However, a new study could turn that notion on its head.

In an ice age, temperatures will fluctuate between colder and warmer levels. Ice sheets and glaciers melt during warmer phases, which are called interglacials, and expand during colder phases, which ...