Approximately 9,000 years ago, human communities in Southwest Asia underwent a dramatic transformation, known as the ...

The transition to agriculture in Europe involved the coexistence of hunter-gatherers and early farmers migrating from Anatolia. To better understand their dynamics of interaction, a team from the ...

A new study reveals that the Neolithic Revolution in the southern Levant may have been triggered by catastrophic wildfires and climate-driven soil erosion. Using charcoal records, isotopic data, and ...

SAYBURC, TURKEY—Over the past two decades, archaeological work in southeastern Turkey’s Taş Tepeler, or Stone Mounds, region has changed the way that archaeologists think about early human history, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at a dig site in Spain discovered tools from some of the first farmers, possibly dating back 7,000 years. The ...

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 ...

A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce maize throughout the year, according to a recent discovery. This finding ...

From 4th -8th November , 2024, the Southeastern Anatolian city of Şanlıurfa, home to the globally significant Neolithic sites of Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, will host the World Neolithic Congress, ...

New excavations and geomagnetic data from the Eilsleben site in Germany reveal a massive, fortified outpost dating back to 5375 BC. As the northernmost edge of the early Neolithic world, this site ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Researchers at a dig site in Spain discovered tools from some of the first farmers, possibly dating back ...