Did it arise from local developments or through large-scale migration? Recent research in paleogenomics, published in Nature, ...

New genetic and archaeological evidence is reshaping the long-standing narrative of the Neolithic Revolution in North Africa.

Did ancient people practice equality? While stereotypes may suggest otherwise, the remains of one Neolithic society reveal evidence that both men and women, as well as locals and foreigners, were all ...

What was life like some 8,000–9,000 years ago for the people on the East Mound at Çatalhöyük, an important Neolithic settlement in central Anatolia? And what role did women hold in their society? 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 ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The findings suggest a sharp reduction in the local population followed by the arrival of entirely new groups from the south. The burial site itself spans the period from approximately 3200 to 2450 BC ...

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, ...