Discovered over a century ago, the late Upper Paleolithic archeological site included stone and bone tools, evidence of ...

Archaeologists in Poland have discovered widespread evidence of cannibalism among prehistoric humans who gathered in Maszycka ...

From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that ...

In a nutshell Scientists found evidence of cannibalism in an 18,000-year-old Polish cave, where at least ten people — ...

An international research team including the University of Göttingen has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late ...

Researchers in Poland have found more evidence of violent cannibalism in the wake of the coldest period of the last Ice Age.

Learn about the El Mirón cave in northern Spain, home to the unusually red bones of a buried woman and ancient carnivores ...

One hypothesis is that the art is reflects "sympathetic magic," a ritual aimed at bringing good luck to the hunters. The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and ...

The motifs, which depict human forms and animals ... The problem is seeing the paintings. The cave ceiling is only 60cm high, which makes stepping back to view the large images impossible.

Some early groups of human ancestors likely first left Africa ... symbolic behavior going back at least as far as the Spanish cave paintings do. According to the new studies, decorative artifacts ...

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