Humans may have inhabited sites at high elevations far earlier than once believed, a new study suggests.
Tag: Caves and Caverns
A Skull Bone Discovered in Greece May Alter the Story of Human Prehistory
The bone, found in a cave, is the oldest modern human fossil ever discovered in Europe. It hints that humans began leaving Africa far earlier than once thought.
Matter: An Ancient Human Species Is Discovered in a Philippine Cave
Archaeologists in Luzon Island have turned up the bones of a distantly related species, Homo luzonensis, further expanding the human family tree.
Canada Letter: The 2 Canadian Stops on Our 52 Places to Go List
The Times’s travel editor discusses how ice caves near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and the city of Calgary landed on this year’s list of destinations
Matter: In Cave in Borneo Jungle, Scientists Find Oldest Figurative Painting in the World
A cave drawing in Borneo is at least 40,000 years old, raising intriguing questions about creativity in ancient societies.