The rare artifacts reveal secrets of early Neolithic farming and daily life. New evidence uncovered at a dig site in Huesca, ...

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 ...

A 6,800-year-old skeleton has been unearthed in Germany, belonging to a person who lived as far back as 4800 BC. The remains are thought to belong to an older man from a Neolithic community, who may ...

On the shortest day, sunlight pierces the darkness of Newgrange, hinting at how Neolithic communities turned earth and stone into living calendars of ritual and renewal. This chapter follows the ...

Project, featured on cover of Archaeology Magazine, underscoring its growing importance in reshaping understanding of early ...

Beyond the north coast of Scotland lie the Orkney Islands, an archipelago of more than 70 islands scattered across the North Sea like breadcrumbs. Long winters, raking winds, and a treeless landscape ...

Stonehenge's enormous rocks may have been transported to the prehistoric site with the help of pig fat, a scientist has said. Archaeologist Lisa-Marie Shillito say residues of fat on pottery ...

Even in the Neolithic era, people loved bling. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 2, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

The Neolithic Revolution involved the advent of agriculture, which finally allowed people to settle down in ever-larger groups and focus on things other than procuring calories—things like developing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hundreds of tiny islands around Scotland didn't arise naturally. They're fakes that were ...

Two of Britain's leading archaeologists, Professor Timothy Darvill and Professor Geoff Wainwright, believe Stonehenge attracted healers and medicine men. The question is, what medicinal offerings were ...