Our colleague Bo Li, at the University of Wollongong, used optical luminescence dating methods on the layers of earth ...

The end of the last Ice Age, spanning approximately 14,000 to 11,600 years ago, was a period of significant climatic fluctuations that profoundly influenced ...

Deep within the shadowy recesses of Upper Paleolithic caves, ancient artists left behind a legacy of mesmerizing paintings and engravings. Amidst these ...

For decades, archaeologists have debated the origins of symbolic thought in early humans. The ability to carve meaning into the physical world—to inscribe ...