Surely one of the greatest of great stories is mankind’s own story, from its remote and far-distant beginnings to the last hundred thousand years or so, during which modern humans emerged from the ...

A 50,000-year record of mammals consumed by early humans in southwestern France indicates there was no major difference in the prey hunted by Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon, according to a new study. A 50 ...

Not until the late 19th century did humans learn of the extraordinary art produced by their Ice Age ancestors, the Cro-Magnon people of Western Europe. These early artists decorated walls of caves ...

The pictures appearing on these pages —published for the first time outside of France—are from the walls of a cavern near Montignac, Dordogne, a limestone region where many similar, though less ...

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City of Phoenix archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick speaks about and shows slides he took of the Paleolithic caves in southern France housing the cave art of the Cro-Magnon culture. No paywall. Always ...

Momentous encounters -- Neanderthal ancestors -- Neanderthals and their world -- The quiet people -- The ten thousandth grandmother -- Great mobility -- The realm of the Lion Man -- Fat, flints, and ...