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 ...

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

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

The origins of the stones that make up the ancient monument Stonehenge can provide insights into the connectivity of a Neolithic society in Britain (about 4300 to 2000 bc) that otherwise left no ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

It’s the real first wave of feminism. Neolithic society was more egalitarian than previously thought according to a new comprehensive genetic study. Central Europeans from 5,500 BC — considered by ...

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 ...

Every so often, we make a discovery that reshapes our entire understanding of the world around us. Whether it’s scientists making breakthroughs at the LHC, or paleontologists unearthing the secrets of ...

Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown Neolithic society from 5,000 years ago in Morocco. The archaeological survey of the site is published in the journal Antiquity. Oued Beht is about ...