The Neolithic communities of the Iberian Peninsula were already strategically and efficiently managing cattle herds 6,000 years ago, moving them from low pasture lands to mid-mountain regions to ...

A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed ... thereby driving the development of the "Neolithic Revolution" in the Amazon, understood ...

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 ...

The decorative artifacts date to around 2900 B.C.E., during the Neolithic period. Now, researchers have proposed a theory about the plaques’ origins: They suspect Neolithic farmers may have ...

Blessed with fertile soil and a mild climate, Orkney was a land of plenty for Neolithic homesteaders. Agricultural wealth helped give them the freedom to pursue grand architectural dreams.

Previous archaeological studies suggested that the CG2 grapevines were the first to be domesticated, and these gave rise to grape varieties that migrated with the Neolithic spread of agriculture ...

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.

The Mesolithic to Neolithic transition is characterized across Europe by the emergence of agriculture and a shift in dietary reliance from marine to terrestrial resources, especially in coastal areas.

leading to a cooling effect that reduced sunlight and impacted agricultural yields. This had dramatic consequences for human societies, as evidenced by the ritual offerings made by Neolithic ...