New research reveals that Flagstones in Dorset dates back to 3,200 BC, offering new insight into the origins of monumental ...

In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs ...

Archaeologists have long debated what caused the Neolithic Revolution, when prehistoric human beings gave up the nomadic life, founded villages and began to farm the land. Academics once ...

In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

The route they discovered didn't just track migration - it revealed pockets of resistance to the Neolithic revolution, as ...

Things may be about to change. Again. According to archaeologists the Neolithic Revolution dates back as far as 11,000 years ago. Early civilisations relied mostly on hunting and gathering as a ...

The Neolithic revolution describes a monumental shift from hunting and gathering to settlement and agriculture, and one of the most fascinating Neolithic settlements is Çatalhöyük in Turkey.

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Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has ...

The route they discovered didn’t just track migration — it revealed pockets of resistance to the Neolithic revolution, as well as signs of sea-faring derring-do. During that period, starting around 12 ...