Archaeology has a new, unlikely interface: conversation. Instead of peering at potsherds in glass cases, players can now walk ...

Two newly discovered stone circles, built about 5,000 years ago in what is now the southwest of England, are the latest to show that Stonehenge was not the only Stone Age circle built in the region.

The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

Work has started on a project to unearth the secrets of a prehistoric ritual site in Cornwall. Described by experts as the county's "ancient sacred heart", Castilly Henge is believed to have been ...

Even in the Neolithic era, people loved bling. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 2, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

A project aimed to create an image out of a skull successfully identified the "Penang Woman," who lived 5,700 years ago during the Neolithic stone age, with the researchers revealing what the person ...

Researchers have found cannibalized human remains from at least 11 people in El Mirador cave in northern Spain, suggesting it was the site of a violent Neolithic clash 5,600 years ago. When you ...

Neolithic people sprinkled the crystals over burials. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hundreds of fragments of a rare transparent ...

When Japanese scientists wanted to learn more about how ground stone tools dating back to the Early Upper Paleolithic might have been used, they decided to build their own replicas of adzes, axes, and ...

A new study has revealed the reasons for particularly brutal Neolithic murders and mutilations. A group of researchers recently conducted isotopic analyses on Neolithic remains found over a decade ago ...