The mythical creature, carved 40,000 years ago, combines the features of a cave lion, a dangerous predator from the last ice age, and a human. Further excavations between 2008 and 2013 uncovered ...

Differences between the fireplaces suggest a clever and intentional use. Whether it was used for cooking, heating, lighting, ...

Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago Differences between the fireplaces indicate ingenious use Date: ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To make it out of the last ice age alive, our ancestors needed a special set of skills. One of which was harnessing the power of ...

As the last Ice Age came to an end nearly 10,000 years ago, something unexpected happened deep beneath Earth’s surface. Large glaciers began to melt. The sea levels rose quickly—about 1 ...

Scholars generally agree that fire was crucial to human survival during the most recent Ice Age—yet in Europe ... individual was likely bitten by a lion.

Archaeologists discover 20,000-year-old stone tools in South African caves, revealing Ice Age technological sophistication. (photo credit: Sara Watson) Archaeologists from the Field Museum ...

Grab some wood from the corner store, set it up in your backyard fire pit, and strike a match. But how did our Ice Age ancestors do it? There actually isn’t much in the archaeological record to help ...

PALMER, Alaska (AP) — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms get a daisy and free ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—Stone tools crafted by ancient humans between 24,000 and 12,000 years ago that were recovered from coastal South Africa's Robberg caves match ... last major Ice Age when ...

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...