On the glitzy French Riviera, French archaeologists have made an unparalleled discovery: one of the first and best-preserved Neolithic villages in European history. Currently under excavation, this ...

Once history's first farmers settled down to start a more sedentary life, they began to see the value of close-knit communities. And they didn't just forge bonds with their immediate neighbors; ...

Archaeologists have discovered a pile of 15 human skulls in a Neolithic village in Italy. The bones were worn and broken, but there was no evidence of violence, leading the researchers to suspect the ...

(CNN) — Researchers have reassembled an ancient ornate necklace discovered in the grave of a child who lived in the Neolithic village of Ba'ja in what's now southern Jordan. More than 2,500 colorful ...

Around 9,000 years ago, an "extraordinary" necklace was buried with a child at an ancient settlement in the Middle East. Now, researchers have described how they reconstructed the artifact several ...

A farming-fueled baby boom long thought to have sparked the rise of ancient cities in southwest Asia turns out to have been a bust. At a massive site in southern Turkey called Çatalhöyük, large ...

Archaeologists working a vast Neolithic site in northeast France have uncovered what they say is the last piece of the puzzle -- traces of a permanent settlement.

Archaeologists have discovered a pile of 15 human skulls in a Neolithic village in Italy. The bones were worn and broken, but there was no evidence of violence, leading the researchers to suspect the ...

Even in the Neolithic era, people loved bling. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 2, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

COYO, Chile (Reuters) - Deep within the wind-swept Atacama desert in northern Chile, the remnants of a forgotten civilization rise from the sand. Sign up here. At first the ruins are barely visible, ...