James Robinson - University of Chicago ‘This book is remarkable. It proposes an elegant microeconomic theory that grapples well with archaeology's confusingly rich prehistoric record. The book looks ...

This collection of viewable prehistoric artifact 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts, other replicas, and some original objects which are now on ...

Prehistory is a modern idea. The word was “coined” only in the 1830s. Before the 19th century, we didn’t know much about dinosaurs or cavemen, and fossils remained a scientific curiosity ...

This groundbreaking discovery, spearheaded by Stewart Jamieson and his team of glaciologists at Durham University, not only ...

This is how the Irish poet Richard Murphy described Newgrange in his 1985 poem of the same name, paying homage to one of the oldest—and biggest—prehistoric structures in all of Europe.

A 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric "terror bird" discovered in South America might represent the largest known member of its kind found to date, a study ...

"Prehistoric World" is a new book by Aaron Woodruff, the museum's collection manager for vertebrate paleontology. It includes profiles and illustrations of prehistoric mammals such as Livyatan ...

The remains were uncovered along with 87 basalt stone tools used by prehistoric humans. According to a new analysis, the skull belongs to a mysterious type of elephant called Palaeoloxodon.

The fossil showed unique stalked eyes and centipede-like characteristics. The face of a car-size, millipede-like creature — the largest arthropod ever to live — has finally been revealed ...

Step into the world of dinosaurs with a selection of prehistoric snacks that will transport your guests back in time. From ...

Louise Leakey is paleo royalty, descendant of some of the world’s most famous fossil-hunters. Now, walking through the backrooms of the Nairobi National Museum, surrounded by million-year-old ...

More than 6,500 volunteers have supported the accurate identification of approximately 1,000 prehistoric burial mounds in the Netherlands in just four months, proving the value of involving ...