The paper, by J.T. Abell at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York, NY, and colleagues was titled, "Urine salts elucidate Early Neolithic animal management at A??kl? Höyük, Turkey." ...

Archaeologists often break up this lengthy time span into three periods — the Paleolithic (3.3 million to 12,000 years ago), ...

Hebrew University researcher says lightning-ignited blazes transformed Levant's landscape, ending hunter-gatherer lifestyle ...

For decades, scientists believed the domestic cat first wandered into European life alongside the continent’s early farmers.

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers a timely, evidence-based explanation for one of the most significant turning points in human history: the Neolithic Revolution, which is asso ...

More information: Amos Frumkin, Catastrophic fires and soil degradation: possible association with the Neolithic revolution in the southern Levant, Journal of Soils and Sediments (2025). DOI: 10. ...

April 25, 2025 • Last year, more than 9 million people watched across the world, and executive producer Johan Erhag said he expects viewership will be even higher this year.

Göbekli Tepe, a 7,000-year-older site than the Egyptian pyramids, is the world’s oldest monumental structure, offering a new ...

Apr. 24, 2025 — Female bonobos team up to suppress male aggression against them -- the first evidence of animals deploying this strategy. In 85% of observed coalitions, females collectively ...

Archaeologists have long puzzled over these mysterious graves, wondering who was buried in them and what roles they played in Neolithic societies. Now, they may finally have some answers to these ...

“The site, located in the southwest of Mahallat, provides clear evidence of human settlement during the late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods,” Mahmoudi told Mehr news agency. “This discovery ...