Stone Age Europe

Scientists have found bones in a Bulgarian cave that show modern humans may have arrived in Europe thousands of years earlier than previously thought, at a time when the region had long been home to Neanderthals.

"Doggerland," a territory that occupies the southern part of the North Sea and connects the UK with mainland Europe, scientists called open remains of ancient civilization.
British scientists from the University of Bradford have discovered in the North Sea the remains of a massive civilization, reported by Live Science.

Nearly 40 years after it was found by a monk in a Chinese cave, a fossilized chunk of jawbone has been revealed as coming from a mysterious relative of the Neanderthals.

Humans have unusually globular (or round) skulls and brains compared to our ancient ancestors -- including our closest extinct cousins the Neanderthals -- and a new study provides a possible explanation as to why, reports CNN. 

Bulgaria and Romania will work together on developing a tourist project meant to promote the Neolithic culture of Hamangia, found on the territories of the two countries.

Scientists, who have studied the oldest dental plaque from our nearest extinct relatives, say that Neanderthals used primitive versions of aspirin and penicillin to treat themselves 40,000 years ago.

REAL LIFE JURASSIC PARK?

BELGRADE - More than 50 cave etchings thought to be around 14,500 years old have been found in the northern Spanish town of Lekeitio, Associated Press reported.

Bizkaia regional official Unai Rementeria announced the discovery in a press conference on Thursday, saying the etchings were a "treasure of mankind", and "of exceptional technical quality and visibility".

Scientists say they have found rare evidence of a prehistoric massacre in Europe after discovering a 7,000-year-old mass grave with skeletal remains from some of the continent's first farmers bearing terrible wounds.
     

The most ancient of crimes ever committed (so far) has been cited by archaeologists in a Spanish cave. The crime scene is … 430,000 years old, featuring the smashed skull of a humanoid.

Researchers discovered the dozens of humanoid remains in a cave of northern Spain belonging to 28 different Neanderthals.