Stone age

A history of Grime’s Graves, the first Neolithic flint mines to be recognised as such in England.

Bien après la disparition des dinosaures, les premiers hommes sont apparus sur la Terre. Commence alors la Préhistoire... Comment vivaient ces (...)

Humans first evolved from ape-like creatures in Africa. The first hominids (human-like beings) probably appeared over five million years ago. These early kinds.

Some of the last Neanderthals at the Rock of Gibraltar by Rodolfo Nogueira

Poster for the National Parks Service's Alaska Archaeology Month, highlighting Alaska's ancient people, the Northern Archaic.

Illustration, information graphics, and design portfolio site for Matthew Twombly.

Life in the stone-age. Illustration by Tom Björklund for Borgå Museum. Thanks to the very active and friendly help from "Borgå Medborgarinstitut" me and archeologist MA Janne Soisalo are now entering the final stage of the preparations for next years community archaeology excavation in Porvoo, only some 50 km:s east of Helsinki. Hunting with bow and arrow. Illustration by Tom Björklund for Borgå Museum. We have not yet decided on which site to start work on. The decision is an important one…

Scans from various 1950's educational books Illustrator: F.H.K. Henrion and others. Via: Mondorama2000 and Rainbow Mermaid

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Illustration, information graphics, and design portfolio site for Matthew Twombly.

If you follow the map where will it lead?

För ungefär 5900 år sedan verkar det ha kommit ett nytt folkslag till Finland och Vanda. Eftersom här bott människor redan förut, betydde de...

The ownership and custodianship of Ötzi varies, for many reasons. Photo courtesy here. When Ötzi was found, the real political question between Italy and Austria was, "In which country was Ötzi found?" This simple, yet consequential question was successfully answered when authorities confirmed Ötzi was actually found on the Italian side, in an attempt to resolve the bitter dispute over the ownership of the Iceman's historically crucial preserved body. However, instead of rectifying all…

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A superconductor that deflects cosmic radiation away from interplanetary spacecraft sounds like science fiction, but it’s on its way to becoming reality. Tim Dean reports.