Researchers who were curious about when ancient Europeans travelled to Africa followed the DNA. The route they discovered ...

They had Stone Age technology, but their vision was millennia ahead of their time. Five thousand years ago the ancient inhabitants of Orkney—a fertile, green archipelago off the northern tip of ...

Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.

Unusual finds fuel new ideas about the impetus for one of the first long-term settlements (above, the site today). Catalhoyuk Research Project In 1993, dig leader Ian Hodder (above) resumed work ...

TEHRAN - The third season of archaeological excavations has officially begun at Chogha Golan, a significant Neolithic site in ...

The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming. This sparked ...

The Neolithic revolution describes a monumental shift from hunting and gathering to settlement and agriculture, and one of the most fascinating Neolithic settlements is Çatalhöyük in Turkey.

Excavations at Nea Nikomedeia in northern Greece have uncovered a community of 8,000 years ago. Its remains suggest that agriculture and animal husbandry came to Europe earlier than has been supposed ...

Researchers who were curious about when ancient Europeans travelled to Africa followed the DNA. The route they discovered didn’t just track migration — it revealed pockets of resistance to the ...