The discovery changes everything we thought we knew about Palaeolithic pigment use in Europe, said archaeologist Wisher.

Researchers just found something that could change the way we envision color during the Paleolithic era—and it’s been sitting in a German museum for the past 50 years. While re-examining a Paleolithic ...

In a new discovery that illuminates new insights into the early prehistoric origins of art and creativity, researchers have ...

The discovery of a stone long overlooked in a German museum suggests that Ice Age communities experimented with vivid hues ...

A new find in the Ayvalık region of western Turkey suggests that prehistoric humans somehow "walked" across what is now a ...

An “emotional and inspiring” archaeological find of Paleolithic tools has revealed a long-lost prehistoric passage that may have enabled movement between Ayvalık and Europe. Continuous stretches of ...

Not much is known about the mysterious, prehistoric Châtelperronian people, but they did leave behind some tantalizing clues.

Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered Europe’s oldest blue paint, offering new insight into symbolic color use during the ...

Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia.

Continuous landmasses, now submerged, may have made it possible for early humans to cross between present-day Turkey and ...

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As to how exactly this vibrant blue was used on the European continent during the Paleolithic period, later examples may ...