An ochre pebble was found at another site on what would have been the opposite side of the lake. The area is near one of the most famous Mesolithic sites in Europe, Star Carr. More news from ...

A small pebble with ornate markings is Britain’s earliest piece of Mesolithic art—but what do the markings denote, and was it worn for cosmetic purposes or spiritual ones? (03:19) Explore ...

More than 1,200 Mesolithic tools have been unearthed from along an Aberdeenshire river. The flints, collected by archaeologists and volunteers in just three days earlier this year, were used by ...

Pebbles are carved on both sides to improve their sharpness ... This marks the end of the great glacial periods, paving the way for the Mesolithic, a transitional period where humans were still ...