Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out' on farming, dared to cross Mediterranean ...

The Neolithic period was one of revolutionary changes in the history of humankind. Agriculture and stock farming replaced nomadic lifestyles, providing the foundation upon which modern societies ...

Just 20 years ago most researchers believed they knew the time, place, and rough sequence of the Neolithic Revolution—the critical transition that resulted in the birth of agriculture ...

Blessed with fertile soil and a mild climate, Orkney was a land of plenty for Neolithic homesteaders. Agricultural wealth helped give them the freedom to pursue grand architectural dreams.

European Neolithic hunter-gatherer groups traveled the sea to make their home in Africa, according to a new archaeological ...

When humans sowed the first crop seeds at the dawn of the Neolithic Period, the soil provided plant-essential nutrients and served as the foundation for human agriculture. Throughout Earth's ...

The hand-held grinding tools used to process cereals that the first European Neolithic societies buried ... stones for hours a day in self-sufficient agricultural societies. Each grinding stone ...

They began to set up farms. These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or new Stone Age): As well as setting up farms and permanent homes, they also built ...

The Neolithic revolution describes a monumental shift from hunting and gathering to settlement and agriculture, and one of the most fascinating Neolithic settlements is Çatalhöyük in Turkey.