Archaeological records indicate that prehistoric people in Europe relied on fire throughout the Ice Age—but the evidence ...

Ice Age Humans Built Fireplaces That Could be ‘Controlled’ According to the Purpose, Some Could Withstand Over 1112° F The ...

Learn what the rocks in Iceland tell researchers about climate conditions at the time of the Roman Empire's collapse.

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...

Researchers in Vienna found three fireplaces from the coldest period of the Ice Age, also the most mysterious.

When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

The Ice Age Art Now exhibition is expected to contain more than 75 objects borrowed from the British Museum as part of a ...

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools -- it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to have ...

Staff have been cut at the National Park Office that supports the trail and grant freezes are causing a nonprofit to pause 4 trail construction projects.