The construction of complex megalithic tombs was a hallmark of the Neolithic period in Europe, yet this practice seems to ...

The population drop opened the door for outsiders to repopulate with new demographics and cultures.

By analyzing DNA of ancient skeletons at a Neolithic burial site near Paris, an international team of researchers has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the glitzy French Riviera, French archaeologists have made an unparalleled discovery: one of the first and best-preserved ...

At Tell Aswad in Syria, archaeologists uncovered plastered skulls with modeled noses, lips, ears, and closed eyes. These ...

Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two communities ...

Did the Neolithic age in Greece begin as early as 11,000 BC? New evidence suggests indigenous roots beyond Fertile Crescent ...

A neolithic burial chamber in Carnac, France (Mark Cartwright/Creative Commons) (CN) — Early humans experienced a rapid population collapse across large parts of Europe five thousand years ago, the ...

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 ...

The British and Irish countryside is often celebrated for its wealth of unique places of heritage, significance and interest. But not many people know that this heritage includes thousands of ancient ...

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 ...

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 ...