POLICE have launched a major investigation after a dead body was discovered near a rural village. Cops are at a remote ...

The Neolithic-period archaeological village of ‘Nisia’ in the Protaras area of Famagusta District is the oldest known site in the area, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on ...

Ancient crafted human bones found in China suggest ritual use and shifting burial customs during the Liangzhu culture's ...

Archaeologists in Italy uncovered five Neolithic canoes at Lake Bracciano, dating back over 7,000 years. These massive oak ...

Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material ...

Ancient chewing gum is revealing unexpected secrets about Neolithic life, from everyday tools to health practices, thanks to ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people ...

First discovered in 1997, Karahan Tepe is a sprawling 12,000-year-old site where rows of stone pillars are carved with mysterious human figures and animal depictions, hinting at a lost culture from ...

Grave goods buried with the dead, such as jewelry and weapons, could be relics of paganism that remained as Christianity rose ...

Obsidian from the island of Milos, found in Franchthi Cave, shows seafaring in Greece began over 11,000 years ago in the ...

Teeth reveal the story of how humans in the Neolithic villages of Syria lived, worked, and raised families thousands of years ago.

Archaeologists in south-east Turkey have made an extraordinary find—a prehistoric stone face that might turn everything we believe about the origins of art and self-awareness on its head. In the early ...