Cities are a relatively new invention, by human standards. Why did Neolithic people 11,000 years ago decide to give up their nomadic, hunter-gatherer lives and start to settle? And what were these ...

Archaeologists Unearth Rare Neolithic Settlement, Sheds Light on Civilization and Agricultural Practice In one of the most exciting archaeological finds, a group of researchers has revealed an ...

Our human ancestors fundamentally changed their eating behavior in the Neolithic period. This was when they began to cultivate cereals and domesticate wild animals.

The Neolithic period offered a transition from a nomadic way of life into a more established and settled way of living, with the addition of agricultural and livestock farming. The Cardial period ...

The first such site is Peiro Signado, located in the Languedoc region. The Neolithic period along the Mediterranean coast represents a crucial moment in human development. This era transitioned from ...

The find, announced by the team working at the Siwa site in Lintao, marks a significant breakthrough in understanding this Neolithic civilization that thrived 5,000 years ago. The settlement, ...

Archaeologists unearth “extremely rare” early Neolithic village on the French Riviera, marking the human transition from a nomadic existence to an agricultural society.

New genetic research is challenging long-held assumptions about ancient European societies, particularly during the Neolithic, Copper, and Bronze Ages, which were believed to be predominantly ...

Back then, a group of nomadic humans stumbled upon a freshwater lake, providing them with water, plant-based food, and a place to rest. Surrounded by trees and abundant undergrowth, it became an ...

Interpersonal violence in the Neolithic, in particular ... Their killers were probably nomadic pastoralists called the Yamnaya (“pit-grave people”), who moved from the Pontic-Caspian steppe ...

They are known only from the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Credit: National Museum of Denmark Volcanic eruptions shaped the destinies of ancient European societies, leading to dramatic ...