The term ‘menhir’ is derived from the Brittonic “ maen ” meaning “stone”, and “ hîr ” meaning “long”, and entered the archaeological lexicon in the late 18th century. It was first used by French ...

The settlement roughly dates back to the transition from the Neolithic period to the Bronze Age. Researchers used noninvasive ...

“While Neolithic clay figurines are numerous at S. Čuka (115 have been found), the imagery of one stone pendant is unique in ...

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is a unique underground burial complex on the island of Malta that covers 500 square meters (5,381 square feet). It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, owing to its ...

As well as sharing similarities with other Danish woodhenges, there is also a striking parity with a known woodhenge in ...

Archaeologists are heading underwaterto find traces of life lived on the water 1000 years ago - and more.

The "Neolithic Timber Circle" was discovered in Vesthimmerland, in northern Denmark. The large structure is thought to have ...

VCG. Numerous discoveries, including three jade dragon artifacts, from the Neolithic Hongshan culture have been discovered in ...

A Neolithic Timber Circle was discovered by archeologists in Denmark resembling the historical landmark Stonehenge in the U.K ...

Learn about Flagstones, a circular enclosure in southern Britain that is now dated to around 3200 B.C.E The site, which was ...

In early 2022, eight dwelling sites were discovered in south-eastern Jordan, directly associated with eight mass-hunting structures- desert kites. These associated sites also share a clear ...

Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered the remains of a large timber circle that may be contemporaneous with England's ...