Earth’s human population was less than 26,000 for a million years, with only 18,500 able to reproduce, making humans an endangered species. Genetic studies suggest various events, including a super volcano eruption, caused the low numbers. According to scientists at the University of Utah, Earth’s entire human population was less than 26,000 for about a […]
Prehistoric archaeologists study ancient human civilizations before written records, including nomadic and early agricultural societies. They interpret hieroglyphs and examine cave paintings to understand the transition to abstract communication. The focus is on the Neolithic period, where animal domestication and basic goods production began. Evidence is based on fossils and artifacts, leading to contentious discussions […]
Cave paintings, dating back between 1200 and 34,000 years, are found in many hundreds of caves in Spain and France. The purpose of these paintings is unknown, but they depict large wild animals and human hands. They confirm the existence of extinct animals and the sophistication of ancient humans. The paintings also support the hypothesis […]
The Great Pyramid of Giza is not the largest prehistoric building project in the world, as it was built during Egypt’s historical era. The Indus Valley Civilization in present-day Pakistan and far western India built great cities, but did not construct monumental structures. Silbury Hill in England, dated to 2750 ±95 BC, is a massive […]
Prehistoric floods caused by sea level rise due to melting ice during the last ice age flooded large areas of land, including Doggerland, Beringia, and Sundaland. Some floods occurred catastrophically, such as the hypothetical inundation of the Black Sea region approximately 5,600 years ago. Other floods were caused by the breaking of ice dams, and […]
Stone tools were used throughout the Paleolithic, divided into Lower, Middle, and Upper periods based on cultural trends and tool complexity. Different stone tool industries are divided into four “modes” based on their sophistication, with Mode 1 being simple choppers and flake-based tools, Mode 2 being double-sided axes, Mode 3 being produced using the Levallois […]
Prehistoric Britain refers to the time before the Roman invasion in AD 43. Humans lived there before the Last Glacial Maximum, and prehistoric Britons left behind large mounds and hill forts. Cup casting techniques were brought from Spain and Portugal, and the Bronze Age began in 2,150 BC. The Iron Age began in 750 BC, […]
