Red deer: king of the forest
Today, the red deer (Cervus elaphus) is the largest species of deer in The Netherlands. This proud and majestic animal lives in forested areas...
The Neanderthal Museum in Germany
In 1856 a discovery in a narrow rocky gorge near Mettmann, 20 kms east of Düsseldorf, changed our view of humanity forever - the...
Golden eagles in the Ice Age
Today it’s a rare event for a Dutch birdwatcher to spot a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). One of the world’s largest eagles, these majestic...
Biological weapons 60,000 years ago
Traces of poisonous substances found on Stone Age arrowheads show that poison-tipped arrows were being used tens of thousands of years earlier than thought,...
Humans made fire far earlier than previously thought
According to a new scientific paper published in the journal Nature, Neanderthals in Britain were creating fire 400,000 years ago – and that is...
Our earliest walking ancestor?
The oldest ancestor of humans may be an ape, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, which started walking upright 7 million years ago, 2 million years earlier than...
Hippos: river horses in Pleistocene Netherlands
Hippopotamusses living in the Netherlands??! Today you can only see them here in a zoo but fossils show that in the Pleistocene, also known...
Ancient trade routes in Europe
Long-distance trade routes over land and sea have existed since at least the Early Bronze Age around 2,000 BC. Extensive trade networks developed independently...
Merlin’s Mound
Growing up in Britain I was fortunate to be able to visit many famous historic and prehistoric monuments. Born near Caerleon, I saw the...
Asian mummies 9,500 years older than those in Egypt
The world’s oldest mummies, dating back around 14,000 years, have been found in burial sites in China and Vietnam. The news was published earlier...
