Recently discovered bones of a basilosaurus in Mississippi offer insight into its life and what happened after its death.

As well as her beloved pet, the woman was buried alongside various grave goods – including ornate bronze brooches decorated ...

But whale bone offered some advantages, including its large dimensions, with some of the projectile points measuring more than 16 inches (40 cm) long, a size difficult to achieve using antler.

New research has indicated that humans used whale bones to create tools as many as 20,000 years ago. These findings have provided new insights into the cultures and abilities of ancient humans, and ...

There’s been solid evidence of whale bone tools dating back to about 5,000 years ago, but the new research published in the journal Nature Communications pushes the timeline back.

The 71 whale bone artifacts analyzed by the researchers were found at 27 cave or rock shelter sites. The two oldest ones, both from the bones of fin whales, came from the Spanish Cantabrian sites of ...

Whales are the largest mammals on Earth and have been living alongside us for millennia. These majestic sea creatures play an especially important role for humans, both modern and ancient, who live in ...

Item 1 of 2 A large projectile point made of gray whale bone from the Duruthy rockshelter, dated between 18,000 and 17,500 years ago, is pictured in Landes, France, March 30, 2021.

These bones are some of the earliest known evidence of human use of whale remains as tools, says Pétillon. How did those bones end up in human hands? Given the size of these mammals, some exceeding ...

This projectile point made from a gray whale bone was found in Landes, France, and dated to between 17,500 and 18,000 years ago. Alexandre Lefebvre. Between ...

PARIS, France — Scientists announced Tuesday they have discovered the earliest evidence of humans using whale bones, finding weapons made from the remains of the massive mammals dating back more than ...