A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid.

Stable isotope analysis reveals a clear separation. Individuals consuming millet display δ¹³C values above −16.5‰, while non-millet eaters remain below −18.5‰. According to the study, this creates a ...

In more modern times, a huge range of inks evolved. Johannes Gutenberg used oil-based inks mixed with lamp-black, egg white ...

A longstanding archaeological question - whether there was early human activity in the West Liaohe River Basin and even the wider Inner Mongolian Plateau - has finally received a definitive answer.

Excavations at the village of Fleury-sur-Orne in France’s Normandy region revealed a necropolis of 32 burial mounds dating to the Middle Neolithic period (ca. 4700 –4300 b.c.). The traces of ditches ...

The Ness of Brodgar lies on a narrow strip of land between two Orkney lochs [Scott Pike] Archaeologists are to resume digging at the Ness of Brodgar on Orkney after 3D radar technology discovered an ...

The 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey is often called the “zero point of history”, said The Archaeologist. But recent excavations at the nearby Mendik Tepe site suggest it dates back even ...

During a study of almost 200 human bones from China’s Neolithic Liangzhu culture, researchers made a surprising discovery: Several dozen of them showed some kind of modification. The bones had been ...

Thousands of years ago, humans in the Neolithic villages of Syria lived, worked, and raised families. Their teeth now reveal to us how their ancient community life unfolded. Scientists from Durham and ...

Archaeologists in southeast Austria discovered what could be one of the most impressive sites of its era in ancient Europe. The team found three circular ditch systems that date to around 6,500 years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists in southeast Austria discovered what could be one of the most impressive sites of its era in ancient Europe. The ...