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 ...

A vast Neolithic structure that could date back to more than 5,000 years ago has been discovered on a rugged island off the coast of Scotland. Researchers uncovered what is thought to be a complete ...

While snooping around one of the world’s most remarkable archaeological sites, researchers peeled away layers of dusty earth ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people ...

The Neolithic Revolution—also referred to as the Agricultural Revolution—is thought to have begun about 12,000 years ago. It coincided with the end of the last ice age and the beginning of the current ...

Stonehenge at sunset. Construction of the iconic stone circle began around 3000 B.C.E. and continued in several phases. Captain Skyhigh via Getty Images About 5,000 years ago, Neolithic inhabitants of ...

A Neolithic settlement discovered in marshes in northeast France has "no equivalent" in Europe, according to archaeologists. The settlement at the vast site of Marais de Saint-Gond was uncovered by ...

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 ...