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 ...

In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...

Mysterious signs engraved on objects reveal that a form of proto-writing may have been used in Europe 40,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years before the emergence of a full writing system ...

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, ...

A recently published research article examines the microscopic remains of clothing and burial items dating back roughly 7,000 ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

New discoveries of Stone Age symbols in Germany could push back the history of writing by over 30,000 years, potentially ...

“The artifacts date back to tens of thousands of years before the first writing systems, to the time when Homo sapiens left Africa, settled in Europe, and encountered Neanderthal,” explained Ewa ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Stone Age humans were engraving complex, meaningful symbol systems onto ...

Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of Africa.

During the Ice Age a massive hyena known as Pachycrocuta roamed across parts of Europe Asia and Africa Its unusually powerful ...