Archaeologists in southeast Austria discovered what could be one of the most impressive sites of its era in ancient Europe. The team found three circular ditch systems that date to around 6,500 years ...

Archaeological studies of a landscape in eastern Ireland have turned up the greatest number yet of ancient structures that remain rare in that country, and may cast light on the beliefs and burial ...

Archaeologists in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt have uncovered an unusual underground tunnel inside a much older ...

A neolithic burial chamber in Carnac, France (Mark Cartwright/Creative Commons) (CN) — Early humans experienced a rapid population collapse across large parts of Europe five thousand years ago, the ...

A 6,800-year-old skeleton has been unearthed in Germany, belonging to a person who lived as far back as 4800 BC. The remains are thought to belong to an older man from a Neolithic community, who may ...

Throughout history, volcanic eruptions have had serious consequences for human societies such as cold weather, lack of sun, and low crop yields. In the year 43 BC when a volcano in Alaska spewed large ...

New research analyzing ancient pottery from the Xueshan archaeological site in Beijing offers fresh insights into how the ...

Archaeologists at Karahantepe, one of the world’s oldest Neolithic sites, have uncovered the earliest known three-dimensional mythological depiction, hailed as the discovery of the century. Dating ...

Neolithic relics, including a clay pot and carved stone pedestal, discovered during excavation at Lakkundi's Kote Veerabhadraswamy Temple.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists in southeast Austria discovered what could be one of the most impressive sites of its era in ancient Europe. The team found three ...