The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research ...

Two new studies have uncovered the true origins of cat domestication, revealing that this beloved pet’s journey was not ...

Carlin and his team noted that most individuals buried in the passage tombs were not close relatives, which disproves the ...

Archaeologists have long puzzled over these mysterious graves, wondering who was buried in them and what roles they played in Neolithic societies. Now, they may finally have some answers to these ...

Centuries of antiquarians and archaeologists thought they were burial places for the elite of Neolithic Irish society. Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

For decades, researchers have theorized that ancient cats in and around Cyprus —  located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey —most likely followed early farmers and then “gradually got accustomed to ...

The research challenges long-standing debates over whether the Neolithic Revolution was triggered by human action or climate. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Frumkin analyzed a range of ...

Centuries of antiquarians and archaeologists thought they were burial places for the elite of Neolithic Irish society. Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially ...