How did Neolithic Britons undertake such an epic feat of transportation? In a paper published this past December in Archaeology International, the researchers suggest possible methods and routes.

In 1972, the Necropolis of Varna in Bulgaria unveiled the world's oldest processed gold, dating back to 4,600–4,200 BC. The ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreTwo hills form the 37 ha site on the Southern Anatolian Plateau. The taller eastern mound contains eighteen levels of Neolithic occupation between 7400 bc and 6200 bc, ...

A tomb older than Stonehenge has new answers In 2020, analysis of a skull fragment discovered at Newgrange, County Meath, led to sensational claims of royal incest within the region’s prehistoric ...

Genetic analysis of skeletons buried in a Neolithic proto-city in Turkey reveals that female lineages were important in early agricultural societies.

As it stands the incestuous origins of NG10 is a one-off compared to all of the DNA data we have for Neolithic Ireland. "There are still many questions to solve here, but building this picture means ...

32 COM 7B.57 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Egypt) (C 87) The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add.2, 2. Recalling Decisions 30 COM 7B.46 and 31 COM 7B.55 ...

Books Received Published: 18 June 1927 Our Early Ancestors: an Introductory Study of Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Copper Age Cultures in Europe and Adjacent Regions Nature 119, 889 (1927) Cite this ...

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 250 tombs in the Sohag Governorate, as announced by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. This excavation is part of the archaeological documentation and ...

He said: "Castilly may hold the key to understanding how this area of Cornwall became a major focus for ritual and ceremonial activity in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.

Bulgarian Interior Minister Daniel Mitov has removed Senior Commissioner Andrey Angelov from his post as head of Varna’s police. The dismissal, Mitov explained, was not due to Angelov’s ...