Genetic studies point to female-centered living arrangements in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Yet, power may not have rested solely ...

The flute unearthed from an important Neolithic settlement in Iran shows how early humans progressed from their primitive ...

Ditch steel, glass, and reinforced concrete 6,000 years ago, Neolithic engineers in southern Spain were already accomplishing ...

Recent archaeological findings at the Mapu Tsho Lake in Kangmar county, Shigatse, the Xizang autonomous region suggest that ...

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

Further evidence has emerged that 8,000 years ago, women had at least as much status in society as men, at least in one of the few settlements from the time.

The Venus of Kołobrzeg, discovered by a Polish farmer on the Baltic coast in 2022, has been authenticated as a Neolithic ...

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

New Irish-led research casts doubts over suggestions that an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland ...

Strong maternal lines recovered from ancient DNA samples at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, along with archaeological evidence of female-centered practice, points to a socio-cultural practice of mat ...

The mysterious alignments of standing stones scattered across Brittany in France have intrigued archaeologists and tourists ...

DNA from Stone Age burials in ancient Anatolia reveals the earliest known female-centered society in a farming community.