The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest animals ...

During warmer periods of the Middle Pleistocene, ancient humans in Italy were in the habit of butchering elephants for meat and raw materials, according to a study published October 8, 2025 in the ...

From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

‘Remarkable’ prehistoric elephant bone tool is oldest in Europe, archaeologists reveal - Archaeologists said the 500,000-year-old tool was fashioned by ‘ingenious’ prehistoric ancestors ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social behavior.