Archaeologists have unearthed rare artefacts dating to the last ice age at a cave in Australia’s Blue Mountains, providing definitive proof that the rugged ranges were once occupied by the continent’s ...

From the caves of Ice Age France to the stone enclosures of southeastern Turkey, a recurring tradition of human animal hybrids hints at trance, costume, and shamanic journeys at the dawn of culture.

Albuquerque museum curator helps identify Speleotherium logani, a previously unknown muskox relative that roamed the region ...

LOVELL — Falling 100 feet down into a dark cave is (almost) never a good thing. It is easy to imagine: a mountain lion sprinting after an antelope at 45 mph, both animals cresting a low rise. The ...

This chapter travels across the mammoth steppe and the cave painter world, where huge seasonal gatherings, long distance exchange, and astonishing art hint at societies far more complex than we ...

The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today's world. In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets up to 8 kilometers tall covered much of Europe, Asia and ...

DNA from soil could soon reveal who lived in ice age caves, research shows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The last two decades ...

Archaeologists from the Australian Museum, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University in collaboration with First Nations community members have unearthed 693 stone artefacts ...

Scientists have uncovered the remains of a vast animal community that lived in the European Arctic 75,000 years ago. The bones of 46 types of animals – including mammals, fish and birds – were ...

Ice caves, as unique components of the cryosphere, offer invaluable archives of past and present climate conditions. Their perennial ice deposits and distinct internal dynamics provide insights into ...

As the Indiana weather heats up, you're probably looking for your next outdoor adventure to be of the cooler variety. And lucky for you, these caverns and caves typically range from 50 to 60 degrees ...

Freshly plowed fields in the Vézère Valley -- Font de Gaume -- Millions of years ago -- Neanderthals and Homo sapiens -- Combarelles -- Venus figures, blades, beads, and bone -- Rouffignac -- Laurel ...