Alcohol has been a part of human civilization for thousands of years, with evidence dating as far back as 7000–6600 […] ...

After two disappointing efforts, first time cheekpieces had the desired effect on Neolithic (9/1), as he made all in the ...

The flute unearthed from an important Neolithic settlement in Iran shows how early humans progressed from their primitive ...

Did early farmers move in and bring agriculture with them ... used both archaeology and genetics to piece together the story. The research shows that the Neolithic shift wasn’t a one-size-fits-all ...

DNA from Stone Age burials in ancient Anatolia reveals the earliest known female-centered society in a farming community.

Unlike ancient Egypt, Hawai’i, or the Inca Empire, Neolithic Ireland probably wasn’t governed by a dynasty of demi-gods who ...

A rare Stone Age figurine discovered near the Baltic Sea has been confirmed as one of the most significant Neolithic finds in ...

Prehistoric figurines unearthed in Jordan hint at a Neolithic death ritual—one that may have sparked a revolution in early funerary art.

Human-shaped flint figurines from 7500 B.C. may reveal how a Neolithic death cult sparked the rise of human representation in ancient art.

The team, which included researchers from Dartmouth College and the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, analysed two early Neolithic sites in the province’s Yangtze ...

Neolithic habitation found in Assam’s Dima Hasao Furnace and iron slag found at Daojali Hading point to early metallurgical practices more than 2,700 years ago ...

Detail of the excavations. Credit: Sylvain Barbier / INRAP In France, early Neolithic archaeological remains are mainly found in caves and rock shelters. Open-air settlements are less common and often ...