A groundbreaking pilot excavation in the Iraqi desert uncovered over 850 Stone Age artifacts up to 1.5 million years old, shedding new light on human evolution in the Arabian Peninsula.

Were they ritual objects used in sacred ceremonies or as ... an iron-rich pigment that Stone Age cultures often used in ceremonies. The scratches visible on the flaked base, or flute, of this ...

From strange wooden tools and statues to ancient human remains, these objects are drawing archaeologists ... coast and inland areas from the Stone Age. "We are lucky that some of these trade ...

This artifact was used for scraping fur from animal hides. For European and American Stone Age peoples, end scrapers served as heavy- duty scraping tools that could have been used on animal hides ...

This is from the dawn of civilisation in Britain when stone tools, some of increadable ... I am still aware of this objects place in the ascent of man though the use of technology.

The unique design is an early example of Celtic art. It was carved on the stone during the Iron Age, at a time when the influence of the Celts was reaching Ireland from the continent of Europe.