Neolithic

11,000-year-old Stone-Age in Saudi Arabia pushes Fertile Crescent borders

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission says the find marks a scientific turning point, linking northwest Saudi Arabia to the Fertile Crescent and humanity's shift from nomadism to settlement.

11,000-year-old Stone-Age in Saudi Arabia pushes Fertile Crescent borders.
Gobeklitepe is the oldest known collection of cult structures in the world.

Rare human statue unearthed at Göbeklitepe

The Çayönü excavation area in 2020.

9,500-year-old communal hall uncovered at Çayönü, reshaping our understanding of Neolithic society

 Rare chariot wheel and neolithic village found on new golf course site.

Rare chariot wheel and neolithic village found on new golf course site


LiDAR technology reveals 5,000-year-old fortress hidden in Romanian forest

The fortress features extensive defensive structures, including large ditches and earthen mounds, revealing significant human effort and strategic importance.

 Cuejdel Lake in the Stânișoara Mountains, Neamț County.

Study reveals symbolism of neolithic grinding tools in women's lives

The grinding tools were buried in ritual deposits, reflecting their high symbolic value and connection to the cycles of time, human life, nature, and the evolution of settlements.

 Study reveals symbolic role of neolithic grinding tools in women's lives.

China receives 41 relics, including a bronze tree and Li pottery, returned by Manhattan DA's office

 Bronze money tree, Li pottery: China receives 41 cultural relics returned by Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

7,000-year-old findings in Ratina Cave, Croatia reveal Neolithic life on Šćedro Island

This confirms the thesis that during the Neolithic period, there were developed trade and maritime networks connecting Hvar, Korčula, Pelješac, and the wider eastern Adriatic region.

 7,000-year-old findings in Ratina Cave, Croatia reveal Neolithic life on Šćedro Island.

Excavation near Jerusalem finds 9,000-year-old six-fingered Neolithic shaman woman

The woman had six fingers on her left hand, a characteristic that in ancient cultures was often interpreted as a sign of distinction and spiritual authority.

 Excavation near Jerusalem finds 9,000-years-old six-fingered Neolithic shaman woman.

Archaeologists discover 5,400-year-old neolithic stone house in Provence

The village at Cavalaire-sur-Mer represents the second example of an open-air Cardial settlement ever discovered in France.

 Archaeologists discover 5,400-year-old neolithic stone house in Provence.

Surprising Discovery: How Neolithic paintings and echoes created prehistoric 'surround sound'

A recent study by researchers from the University of Helsinki unveiled the unique acoustic properties of prehistoric rock art sites in Finland's Lake District.


Groundbreaking find challenges beliefs about Neolithic nomads in Southeast Europe

Archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) unearthed the remains of an 8,000-year-old rectangular dwelling at the site of Svinjarička Čuka in Serbia.

 Groundbreaking find challenges beliefs about Neolithic nomads in Southeast Europe.

Archaeologists uncover unique Neolithic burial of decapitated woman in southern France

No similar burial has been documented in southern France until now, according to Focus Online.

 Archaeologists uncover unique Neolithic burial of decapitated woman in southern France.