Imagine a world free of smartphones, electricity, and even the concept of a wheel. That was the reality for our distant ancestors during the Stone Age. While their lives might seem unrefined when ...
The origins of writing aren’t set in stone. The ancient cave peoples weren’t as illiterate as portrayed in popular media.
Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...
A new study has revealed that mysterious signs carved onto Paleolithic artifacts up to 40,000 years ago match the information density of the world's earliest known writing system — pushing the deep ...