The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented . Archaeologists often break up ...

This skin tone appears to be slightly lighter than that of most other Western European individuals from the Mesolithic period (or Middle Stone Age) that scientists have studied so far. Related: 45 ...

More than 80 Stone Age tools have been unearthed at a farm in Dartmoor in the U.K. Experts believe these tools may be 8,000 years old, made by our hunter-gatherer ancestors.

This snapshot of the Mesolithic period, just before Europeans started farming, comes from an analysis of DNA left in the chewed resin we conducted, now published in Scientific Reports.

It was not until the 1970s, when researchers dated them to the Neolithic period, about 6,500 years ago, that they were shown not just to be genuine, but also very ancient.

Archaeologists found a series of 25 pits arranged in straight lines in Bedfordshire, England, from the Mesolithic period, around 8,000 years ago.

This snapshot of the Mesolithic period, just before Europeans started farming, comes from analysis of DNA left in the chewed resin that we have conducted, now .

### Article details Metagenomic analysis of Mesolithic chewed pitch reveals poor oral health among stone age individuals DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48762-6 Corresponding authors: Emrah Kırdök ...