Ancient bones reveal how early Iberian people managed livestock. A new study shows two distinct herds: some grazed freely, ...

The transition to agriculture and a sedentary lifestyle is one of the great turning points in human history. Yet how this ...

So the origins of agriculture is what distinguishes the paleo from the Neolithic. Demsas: And around how long ago are we talking? Matranga: It was about 11,500 years ago in the Middle East.

Honey is a staple in our teas and pantries, and it has a long and complicated history. In 2007, archaeologists in Israel discovered what is believed to be the oldest intact beehives in existence – 30 ...

What was life like some 8,000–9,000 years ago for the people on the East Mound at Çatalhöyük, an important Neolithic ...

On the Anatolian plains, more than ten thousand years ago, one of humanity’s first major farming communities flourished, ...

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

Discover more about Newgrange and the people who were buried there. And what those people can tell us about the elites of ...

The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometres of open ocean from the Philippines ...

The rare artifacts reveal secrets of early Neolithic farming and daily life. By Emma Frederickson Published: Aug 05, 2024 1:30 PM EDT. 6. Kypros // Getty Images.

The Neolithic Revolution—also referred to as the Agricultural Revolution—is thought to have begun about 12,000 years ago. It coincided with the end of the last ice age and the beginning of the ...

Reports of Neolithic Irish god-kings, descended through an incest-practicing social elite, are lacking in evidence, say a ...