The piercings many have been associated with community participation and major life events. Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s ...

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

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

These particular corpses had been “intensively manipulated” to extract all tissues and make use of “their caloric ...

A team of researchers has shed new light on the cultural practices of the ancient Pavlovian peoples of the Upper Paleolithic, a society that flourished in Central Europe approximately 29,500 to 31,500 ...

An international teamfound evidence of cultural cannibalism among Magdalenian communities in Maszycka Cave, Poland, according ...

Parents in the Ice Age let their kids get away with some pretty wild stuff.

In the 1990s, archaeologists in Poland excavated one of these settlements from 18,000 years ago called Maszycka Cave. Now, researchers believe there is conclusive evidence the cave was home to ...

New study shows Middle Paleolithic people intentionally decorated stone tools, offering evidence that abstract thinking began ...

Strange wear marks on the teeth of Paleolithic people in Central Europe have long puzzled scientists, but new research may ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear ...