You think you know Stonehenge. The iconic rock towers standing against a green field and a gray English sky are one of the ...

The Passy-style tombs are a dramatic departure from earlier Neolithic burials not just in terms of their scale, but in what ...

A "completely unique" collection of prehistoric stone artifacts have been linked to a "devastating" volcanic eruption.

Explore the Neolithic Age, where farming, animal domestication, pottery, tools, and permanent settlements shaped the first human civilisations.

New evidence suggests that a volcanic eruption around 2,900 BCE had devastating impacts on Neolithic societies in Northern Europe, altering their rituals and lifestyles. Researchers from the Niels ...

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 ...

Hundreds of unusual discs unearthed in Denmark are revealing clues into how a Stone Age population responded to a devastating volcanic eruption nearly 5,000 years ago, a new study has found.

Throughout history, volcanic eruptions have had serious consequences for human societies such as cold weather, lack of sun, and low crop yields. In the year 43 BC when a volcano in Alaska spewed large ...

Archaeologists have played shell trumpets from Neolithic Catalonia, revealing they were highly effective for long-distance ...