Feng Shi confirmed that inscriptions on ceramic stands from Liulinxi are the earliest known Chinese characters, appearing in groups rather than alone, making them easier to interpret.
New research suggests that the earliest known Chinese characters have possibly been unearthed at the Liu­linxi Neolithic site ...
A team from the Cluster of Excellence ROOTS, in partnership with the Museum of Vojvodina in Novi Sad, the National Museum of Zrenjanin, and the National Museum of Pančevo, has made a groundbreaking ...
A vast Neolithic structure that could date back to more than 5,000 years ago has been discovered on a rugged island off the coast of Scotland. Researchers uncovered what is thought to be a complete ...
Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago. Analysis of lumps of birch bark tar from ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The massive and ancient stone circles around Stonehenge and Avebury in southern England may have ...
4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual ...