Experts say the discovery "opens a window into the spiritual world of communities that lived approximately 10,000 years ago.” ...

Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...

The woman had six fingers on her left hand, a characteristic that in ancient cultures was often interpreted as a sign of ...

A recent study published in the journal ‘Atiqot has revealed the discovery of an exceptional tomb at the Motza archaeological ...

"We investigated Masseria Candelaro because we are studying how prehistoric people interacted with the dead between the Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age in Italy," study lead author Jess ...

According to the team, there is a high chance that a connection exists between the volcanic eruption, the subsequent changes in climate, and the ritual sun stone sacrifices. In addition to a ...

The position has been documented as early as the Later Neolithic era, or about 5500-4700 years ago, and before the early Bronze Age, according to burial archaeology experts. Although some ...

Archaeologists from Russia have uncovered four Neolithic settlements on the Kola Peninsula linked to the Scandinavian Gressbakken culture. Recent excavations, conducted in remote areas, revealed ...

Show features paintings by ‘archaeo-nerd’ ...

Archaeologists Dr. Jess Thompson and her colleagues have published a study dealing with the possible identification of human skulls used in ancestral veneration in the European Journal of Archaeology.