New genetic and archaeological evidence is reshaping the long-standing narrative of the Neolithic Revolution in North Africa.
The construction of complex megalithic tombs was a hallmark of the Neolithic period in Europe, yet this practice seems to have ceased rather abruptly at the end of the fourth millennium BCE. Numerous ...
An analysis of DNA from Stone Age skeletons buried in Scotland reveals how people organized the burial of their dead.
A team of archaeologists has succeeded in establishing the genetic relationships among individuals buried in chambered tombs ...
The growth of the human population has not always been a smooth ride, but has been punctuated by some strange fluctuations.
Remains of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found in North Korea's southwestern city of Nampho, state media said Thursday. Remains of salt-storing and ...