In the Iron Gates gorge of the Danube, in present-day Serbia, lies Lepenski Vir, an archaeological site that has been key to ...

These are the world’s oldest landmarks still standing, relics that defy the erosion of millennia. From the enigmatic pillars ...

Archaeological data shed light on the transition of ancient North African populations from hunter-gatherers to producers, ...

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

Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out’ on ...

Around the world, on separate continents with no contact with each other, multiple groups of ancient humans invented farming ...

The “resource-rich hinterland” of the river valley was perfect for agriculture, and people of the Neolithic era put down ...

Analysis - The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming. This sparked ...

The tools and their ritual deposits may reflect the lives of Neolithic populations who changed ... of the practice in today's self-sufficient agricultural societies, where hand mills remain ...

Agriculture is the cultivation of plants, animals, and some other organisms, such as fungi, for the production of food, fibre, fuel, and medicines used by society. Farmers, particularly those ...