Researchers at a dig site in Spain discovered tools from some of the first farmers, possibly dating back 7,000 years. The ...

Did ancient people practice equality? While stereotypes may suggest otherwise, the remains of one Neolithic society reveal evidence that both men and women, as well as locals and foreigners, were all ...

To date, the winter solstice is celebrated at the ancient site of Newgrange in Ireland, according to The Irish Times. After seventeen minutes of the sunrise, direct sunlight enters the monument ...

A neolithic burial chamber in Carnac, France (Mark Cartwright/Creative Commons) (CN) — Early humans experienced a rapid population collapse across large parts of Europe five thousand years ago, the ...

A hidden marvel beneath the earth's surface has emerged near Stonehenge, revealing a story of ancient ingenuity that has left ...

On the windswept hills overlooking Turkey's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life might have looked 11,000 years ago when the world's earliest communities ...

[Related: Neolithic surgeons might have practiced their skull-drilling techniques on cows.] In a study published July 26 in the journal Nature, a team of scientists used roughly 7,000 year-old DNA to ...

Based on a comprehensive study, researchers are now convinced the shafts were human-made, likely dug during the Late ...

Archaeologists discovered a 7,000-year-old undersea wall off France, possibly linked to ancient fishing methods and lost city ...

The Sayburç relief is the oldest narrative “scene” that has been discovered, giving researchers more insight into neolithic society. Photograph by B. Köşker. A 10,000-year-old slab discovered in ...

An international team with participation of the University of Bern provides new insights about how the inhabitants of the "oldest city in the world" in Çatalhöyük (Turkey) buried their dead. Their ...

The tomb holds the remains of five generations descended from one man and four women. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A nearly ...