A shot placement diagram demonstrating the angle that a wooden spear likely struck the ancient cave lion. A 48,000-year-old lion skeleton found in a cave in modern-day Germany has provided researchers ...

In the cool stone chambers of Scladina Cave, deep in Belgium’s Meuse Valley, archaeologists have unearthed an artifact that impressed even the most seasoned anthropologists. It’s not gold or jewelry, ...

From about 2.5 million to 11,700 years ago, big cats like the cave lion roamed all corners of the globe. Much like early humans, early lions migrated out of Africa to neighboring Asia and Europe, ...

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Roughly 48,000 years ago, Neandertals killed a cave lion by thrusting a wooden spear into its abdomen, lion remains from Germany suggest. The discovery represents the first direct evidence of ...

Neanderthals skillfully hunted giant cave lions, a study showed for the first time. The findings suggest the animals were carefully pelted, maybe for some kind of ritualistic purpose. It adds to a ...

A team of international scientists say they have identified a pair of extinct Ice Age lions that are among the best preserved specimens ever found. The scientists believe that the cave lion cubs, ...