Chris Mooney

The Intersection

The State of the Media Today (In Less Than 140 Characters)

Large projectile point made of Gray Whale bone from the Duruthy rockshelter, Landes, France, dated between 18,000 and 17,500 years ago. (Image Credit: Alexandre Lefebvre) 

ancient whale bone tool

Learn more about the discovery of the oldest whale bone tools made by ancient coastal hunter-gatherer groups.

20,000-Year-Old Whale Bone Tools Discovered in Europe Considered World’s Oldest 

The Neanderthal fingerprint, which was revealed through multispectral analysis. (Image Courtesy of David Álvarez-Alonso, M. de Andrés-Herrero, Andrés Díez-Herrero, S. Miralles-Mosquera, M. C. Sastre Barrio, M. Á. Maté-González, E. Nieva Gómez, M. R. Díaz Delgado, & E. Ruiz Mediavilla) (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-025-02243-1)

Neanderthal Fingerprint

Learn more about one of the oldest possible art pieces with a fingerprint from Europe, which may represent a human face.

A Neanderthal Fingerprint Points to Art, and Possibly Portraiture, Around 43,000 Years Ago

Boat at sea. (Image Credit: Greer Jarrett)

Viking Boat

Learn how Vikings traveled the seas by way of trade routes — and how one researcher found out where they stopped to rest on their voyages. 

Vikings Visited Rest Stops to Avoid Danger on Their Voyages Across the Seas

The State of the Media Today (In Less Than 140 Characters)

Newsletter