A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

During that period, starting around 12,000 years ago, societies started shifting from hunter-gatherers to farming ... used in ...

Nestled in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, Skara Brae is a prehistoric village that has intrigued archaeologists and ...

Its position at the foot of the Bolan Pass in the Kachi Plain made it a key waypoint in narratives about how Neolithic farming spread from the Fertile Crescent into South Asia. But this new dating ...

Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has ...

This timeline predates the arrival of Neolithic farmers in Malta and the broader Mediterranean region, underscoring the early and prolonged presence of hunter-gatherers on these remote islands.

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 ...

During that period, starting around 12,000 years ago, societies started shifting from hunter-gatherers to farming. But not all of them ... The nine genetic samples used in the study came from three ...