"The Pre-Pottery Neolithic B residents of Motza were surprisingly able to differentiate calcite and dolomite stones and used ...

Children from previous relationships growing up as siblings in a new family, couples adopting or fostering children: So-called patchwork families are a widespread way of life today. It is considered ...

Archaeological studies of a landscape in eastern Ireland have turned up the greatest number yet of ancient structures that remain rare in that country, and may cast light on the beliefs and burial ...

However, groundbreaking ancient DNA analysis has revealed that these complex social structures were actually widespread in Central Europe more than 5,000 years ago. An international team of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A vast Neolithic structure that could date back to more than 5,000 ...

A new high-resolution climate study from China’s Loess Plateau suggests that soil temperature, not just air temperature or ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A 6,800-year-old skeleton has been unearthed in Germany, belonging to a ...

Excavation section in the settlement mound of Aşıklı Höyük (Central Anatolia, Turkey). The numerous layers that formed during the millennia of settlement at the site are clearly visible. Modern ...

According to the University of Copenhagen, DNA from a large Stone Age tomb near Bury, north of Paris, points to a sharp ...

Archaeologists in France have unearthed the Roman-era remains of a landscaped pool and wall around a natural freshwater spring; and they think it was built on the ruins of a much older, probably ...

The early farmers grew wheat and barley, which they ground into flour. The cattle provided beef, as well as milk and cheese. Sheep and goats provided wool, milk and meat. Wild pigs were domesticated ...