New genetic and archaeological evidence is reshaping the long-standing narrative of the Neolithic Revolution in North Africa.

In advance of the construction of the SuedOstLink high-voltage direct current transmission line, archaeological ...

Near the town of Alsleben in central Germany, where the Saale River bends through flat agricultural land, archaeologists have ...

Archaeologists at Karahantepe, one of the world’s oldest Neolithic sites, have uncovered the earliest known three-dimensional mythological depiction, hailed as the discovery of the century. Dating ...

A new study reveals the oldest known use of dolomitic lime dates to the Neolithic period, pushing back its origins by nearly ...

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The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

The findings suggest a sharp reduction in the local population followed by the arrival of entirely new groups from the south. The burial site itself spans the period from approximately 3200 to 2450 BC ...

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 ...

Researchers discovered 614 stone plaques and fragments at Vasagård West, an archaeological site on the Danish island of Bornholm. National Museum of Denmark Over the years, a variety of mysterious ...

Remains of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found in North Korea's southwestern city of Nampho, state media said Thursday. Remains of salt-storing and ...