Far from the common assumption of a strictly binary division of labor, the roles of women and men in Neolithic Europe were ...

On the glitzy French Riviera, French archaeologists have made an unparalleled discovery: one of the first and best-preserved Neolithic villages in European history. Currently under excavation, this ...

The study, published in Science Advances, analyzed 82 humans from the Alsace region (around 4300–4150 cal BC) and found statistically significant chemical differences between those treated “normally” ...

New excavations and geomagnetic data from the Eilsleben site in Germany reveal a massive, fortified outpost dating back to ...

Two newly uncovered stone circles in the windswept Dartmoor uplands of southwest England are providing fresh insights into Neolithic history. These ancient monuments, estimated to be around 5,000 ...

TEHRAN - A recent archaeological study published in the journal Anthropozoologica sheds new light on the sophisticated craftsmanship and resource strategies of early human societies on the Iranian ...

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 ...

The headdress, discovered at the Eilsleben settlement, suggests that Neolithic people traded with Mesolithic hunter-gatherers.

A team of archaeologists has discovered a 6,000-year-old Neolithic home and evidence of Bronze Age cremations while working along the route of a new motorway in Cork. The team, which consists of ...

Creative workshops and heritage events at the Calanais Stones will give visitors fresh insight into Neolithic life ahead of a new visitor ...