The Neolithic revolution describes a monumental shift from hunting and gathering to settlement and agriculture, and one of the most fascinating Neolithic settlements is Çatalhöyük in Turkey.

But while this pivotal shift is known as the Neolithic Revolution, it wasn't immediate. Instead, it was a gradual change that continued into the Neolithic era. Fewer large animals like red deer ...

They began to set up farms. These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or new Stone Age): As well as setting up farms and permanent homes, they also built ...

Scholars estimate it traveled 465 miles or more to reach Salisbury. CC How did Neolithic Britons undertake such an epic feat of transportation? In a paper published this past December in ...

Researchers who were curious about when ancient Europeans travelled to Africa followed the DNA. The route they discovered didn’t just track migration — it revealed pockets of resistance to the ...

The route they discovered didn't just track migration - it revealed pockets of resistance to the Neolithic revolution, as ...

Centuries of antiquarians and archaeologists thought they were burial places for the elite of Neolithic Irish society. Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to ...

An international team of researchers has discovered an ancient Neolithic settlement in Hayy Al-Sarh, near the city of Rustaq, in Oman. The excavation, part of the PrehistOman project, has revealed ...