Archaeologists often break up this lengthy time span into three periods — the Paleolithic (3.3 million to 12,000 years ago), ...

The story of early human presence at Skye begins with a series of unexpected finds.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Narrator: Excuse me. Yes, you. Ever wondered what prehistoric Britain was like? Great! Well let’s start at the ...

In human history, a cultural and technological transition happened between the Middle Stone Age and ... since Iron Age people ...

“The islands have been inhabited for a very long time, from before the day of the plough ... date from the Neolithic—the New Stone Age. The earliest evidence of Neolithic activity ...

Excavations at a cave on the island of Malta have uncovered stone tools, cooking site and animal skeletons from 8,500 years ago — 1,000 years before the first farmers arrived on the island ...

An ancient hunter likely wore it as a protective charm, since the bear was the most powerful and dangerous animal that lived in the area during the Stone Age. "Słupcio" — or "little guy from ...