While the Paleolithic period involved a nomadic lifestyle and the invention of stone tools, the Neolithic period was ushered ...

By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

A 3,000-year-old necropolis has been uncovered in the Al Ain region of Abu Dhabi, marking the “ first major Iron Age cemetery ...

A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

A new study contradicts the long-held assumption that Ireland’s Neolithic passage tombs were reserved for members of an elite ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

Archaeologists have long debated who was buried in these megalithic monuments and whether the tombs served other purposes, such as rituals, ceremonies, or displays. The prevailing view was that these ...

Nestled in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, Skara Brae is a prehistoric village that has intrigued archaeologists and ...

Nestled deep in the Nubian Desert of southern Egypt lies a prehistoric relic that has reshaped our understanding of ancient ...

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

From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic ... They defined Zhang’s childhood, even as the landscape fired her yearning to see the world. “When you looked out in front of you, it ...

Located in Egypt 's Western Desert, the Siwa Oasis is famous for its natural springs and salt lakes. It is also home to the ...