Study suggests the ritual use of human remains dating from the Neolithic
Many bone remains deposited in prehistoric caves feature cuts and marks, with the scientific communityat timesattributing to their usage for ...
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Neolithic necklace from child’s grave reveals complex ancient culture
A single accessory – an ornate necklace from a child’s grave in ancient Jordan – provides new insights into social ...
Family trees from the European Neolithic
The Neolithic lifestyle, based on farming instead of hunting and gathering, emerged in the Near East around 12,000 years ago ...
Specialization in sheep farming, a possible strategy for Neolithic communities in the Adriatic to expand throughout the Mediterranean
The specialization in sheep in the early Neolithic populations of Dalmatia, Croatia, may have been related to the rapid expansion ...
Genomics and archaeology rewrite the Neolithic Revolution in the Maghreb
For decades Archaeology has been trying to explain how and why humans went from being exclusively hunter-gatherers to producing food, ...
New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks
New Haven, Conn. — An analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated during the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in southwestern ...
Neolithic culinary traditions uncovered
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered intriguing new insights into the diet of people ...
Rice cultivation recorded at a Neolithic site 8000 years ago
This study is led by Dr. Zhenwei Qiu (National Museum of China) and Dr. Yijie Zhuang (Institute of Archaeology, University ...
What was the agriculture like in southeast China in Late Neolithic
The emergence and spread of agriculture in the Neolithic had a revolutionary impact on the development of human society, and ...
Enhanced forensic test confirms Neolithic fisherman died by drowning in the sea
A new study has confirmed saltwater drowning as the cause of death for a Neolithic man whose remains were found ...
Life-sized camel carvings in Northern Arabia date to the Neolithic period
The monumental reliefs at the Camel Site in northern Arabia are unique: three rock spurs are decorated with naturalistic, life-sized ...
In Turkey, carved skulls provide the first evidence of a neolithic ‘skull cult’
Credit: German Archaeological Institute (DAI) In Turkey, Carved Skulls Provide the First Evidence of a Neolithic "Skull Cult": Three carved ...
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