The flints and other finds were firmly rooted in the world of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers who lived between 12,000 and 6,000 years ago, rather than the more agrarian Neolithic farmers in the ...

It turned out to be 9,500 years old, meaning the individual lived during the Mesolithic period, which in northern Europe began at the end of the last ice age some 12,000 years ago and lasted until ...

Oysters play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem as they filter water, create habitats and support the nutrient cycle.

Chalice well is considered to be a place of spirituality and many believe its waters have healing properties. In Christianity ...

With an unmistakably magical and eerie aura, it's no surprise that this fascinating British forest has inspired thrilling ...

Archaeologists have discovered up to 25 Mesolithic pits on what has been described as a "nationally important prehistoric site". The pits, found in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, are up to 5m (16ft ...

In the early 1980s, one unusual Mesolithic grave discovered in Sweden sparked a lot of excitement. ‘Burial XXII’ was found along with 87 other graves at a site in Skateholm, on the southern coast.

The Stone Age in Britain took place between around 15000BC to 2500BC. The Mesolithic period is known as the middle stone age. Stone Age people cut up their food with sharpened stones and cooked it ...

Structured as a series of answers to questions from readers, this book, by a noted graphic novelist, is part advice manual for aspiring cartoonists, part memoir. Tomine, who taught himself to draw as ...

No, not really. Previous studies of DNA from Mesolithic individuals recovered from Spain, Luxembourg and Hungary identified that they also lacked the versions of genes associated with reduced skin ...