Archaeologists excavating at Tadım Fortress and Höyük in eastern Turkey have unearthed a remarkable stone seal dating back 7,500 years, pushing evidence of organized settlement in the Elazig region ...

One small artifact opened up a world of discovery of a Neolithic civilization with a remarkably advanced social structure.

When discussing Liangzhu's significance, Chinese archaeologists have provided China's answer to the question of defining ...

Discovered in late 2021, the Zhengjiagou site has been found to contain nine stone mound tombs, with Mound No 1 being one of ...

The middle Yangtze River valley of China was home to 20 or so Neolithic earthen walled towns dated between 6000 and 4200 cal BP, which is very rare in East Asia. Many scholars consider these walled ...

A new study published in Nature on November 26 has shed light on the origins, population structures, and kinship systems of the people of Shimao—one of China's most significant late Neolithic ...

Lake Bracciano, once the home of a Neolithic civilization, now sits miles from modern-day Rome and serves as an archaeological site. Nikole Ceccarelli via Unsplash As divers scoured the floor of an ...

A team of archaeologists recently unearthed a human statue buried for over 12,000 years in a stone wall at Göbekli Tepe, a major Neolithic site in southeastern Turkey. This exceptional find questions ...

The roots of civilization were planted along with the first crops of wheat and barley, and it’s not a stretch to say that the mightiest of today’s skyscrapers can trace their heritage to the Neolithic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Researchers at a dig site in Spain discovered tools from some of the first farmers, possibly dating back ...

As divers scoured the floor of an Italian lake off the Mediterranean, the wooden edge of a canoe poked out from the dirt. The lake, just outside modern-day Rome, was once home to an ancient people ...