Search Results: Stone Age

Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia. It is well known for human occupation stretching back as far as 280,000 years ago and shows signs of occupation by Neanderthals, Homo sapiens and Denisovans. All currently known Denisovan...

Alpine stilt houses are a unique and fascinating aspect of prehistoric architecture in the Alps, which provide valuable insights into the lives and culture of the ancient communities. The houses were built by prehistoric communities living...

The Chavin civilization flourished between 900 and 200 BCE in the northern and central Andes and was one of the earliest pre-Inca cultures. The Chavin religious centre Chavin de Huantar became an important Andean pilgrimage site, and Chavin...

Tonatiuh, 'Turquoise Lord,' was the 5th and present sun in the Aztec view of the cosmos and the fierce sun god of several other Postclassic Mesoamerican cultures, including the Toltecs. It was thought that only the regular offering of hearts...

Robert Cushman (l. 1577-1625 CE) was an author, lay preacher, and member of the Leiden congregation of separatists (later known as the pilgrims) who negotiated passage for them from the Netherlands to North America in 1620 CE aboard the Mayflower...

Skull of Homo naledi, who lived between 236,000 and 335,000 years ago and whose remains were found in the Rising Star Cave in South Africa. This particular skull was found in the Lesedi chamber. The scale bar represents 5 cm.

Cast of a Homo floresiensis skeleton - a species nicknamed ‘hobbit’ because it only stood about 1 meter tall. This extinct species of fossil human lived on the island of Flores, Indonesia and was first excavated there in 2003 CE at Liang...

A composite skeleton that represents multiple individuals of Homo naledi, created from specimens found in the Dinaledi chamber in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa. The specimens have been dated to between 236,000 and 335,000 years old.

Replica of a male Denisovan (and designated as such since 2008 CE) molar, the original of which was found in Denisova Cave, Russia, in 2000 CE. The replica resides at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Belgium.

Tabun Cave in Israel, which is associated with (among others) Neanderthal remains and tools.