“Prehistory is about the present day; it always has been,” writes Mr. Geroulanos, a professor of history at New York University. “Over the 250 or so years that human origins have been ...

“The story of human origins has never really been about the past,” he says. “Pre-history is about the present day. It always has been.” When people wrote about distant times, what were ...

The Invention of Pre-History: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins. By Stefanos Geroulanos. Liveright; 512 pages; $29.99 and £22.99 THERE IS NO doubt that the past can shape the ...

But submerged prehistory, as the study of these millennia ... as one of the last chances to reconstruct the city’s earliest history. Since 2005, Carr has focused on pockets of the Tequesta ...

Archeological and paleontological digs are inherently interesting to history and prehistory buffs. Yet to spend time at a dig where, just below the raised walkways, discoveries can be seen in ...

In the heart of Yunnan province, China, paleontologists have unveiled an incredible chapter in Earth's prehistoric history. A ...

Before the arrival of the Romans, Britain was home to a wide array of sophisticated and thriving cultures. Take a spin from within the famous stone circle. Can you spot the magical bluestones ...

Out on the Austin speaking circuit, I often rely on stock speeches. One audience favorite: "20,000 years of Austin history in 20 minutes." The title, at least, never fails to generate a laugh.

But one of the biggest troves of prehistoric fossil finds he's excavated ... park aim to help people appreciate the whole of Earth's history and where humans fit into it: A film depicts Earth ...