Archaeologists have recently discovered a "surprisingly complex" ancient burial system, complete with animal sacrifices, during a dig in central Germany. The excavation site is near Magdeburg, roughly ...
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 ...
Charred hazelnut shells discovered at an archaeological site in Cornwall have pushed back the date for the arrival of the Neolithic period in the region by at least a century. New radiocarbon dating ...
A research team has made exceptional discoveries on prehistoric archery from the early Neolithic period, 7,000 years ago. The well organic preservation of the remains of the Cave of Los Murcielagos in ...
4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual ...
Around 5,700 years ago, a violent episode unfolded inside El Mirador cave in northern Spain. Archaeologists uncovered human remains marked by systematic tool cuts and deliberate fractures, securely ...
Chemical clues in ancient bones reveal how diet, especially millet consumption, helped define social identity in Bronze Age ...