The oldest known depictions of fishing were discovered on a cave wall in Germany and may be the key to understanding early fishing techniques from the Stone Age. While scientists have long known ...

They add that the Ice Age communities might have used nets, made from plant fibres. These would include milkweed or nettle, in order to help capture fish in larger quantities. "Fishing with nets ...

According to experts, the findings push the origins of net fishing back to 15,800 years. The study has been published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE. Experts note that the site of Gönnersdorf ...

After analyzing 15,800-year-old engraved stones from a campsite in western Germany, archaeologists have concluded that the ...