Neolithic archaeology

In Neolithic China, Death Was Gendered: Men for the Gates, Women for the Elites

2 December 2025

Human sacrifice was not just a ritual act in Neolithic China—it was a carefully engineered system, and nowhere is this...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Extraordinary Discovery at Göbeklitepe: 12,000-Year-Old Human Statue Found Inside Wall

19 September 2025

Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced a groundbreaking archaeological discovery at Göbeklitepe, the world-renowned UNESCO...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Secrets of the Skull Room: 12 Ancient Human Skulls Unearthed in Sefertepe Excavations

16 September 2025

Archaeologists have uncovered 12 new human skulls during ongoing excavations at Sefertepe, one of the most important sites of the...

Anatolian Archeology, News

9,500-Year-Old Public Building with Red Floor Unearthed at Çayönü Tepesi, Türkiye

7 September 2025

Archaeologists have unearthed a 9,500-year-old public building with a striking red-painted floor at Çayönü Tepesi, one of the world’s most...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Mysterious T-Shaped Pillars and 50 Neolithic Structures Found in Sayburç, the Heart of Taş Tepeler

7 September 2025

Archaeologists working in Şanlıurfa’s Sayburç settlement in southeastern Türkiye have unearthed a remarkable treasure from the deep past: over 50...

Anatolian Archeology, News

One of the World’s Oldest Streets Unearthed at Canhasan 3 in Türkiye, Dating Back 9,750 Years

26 August 2025

Nearly 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of cities, a community in central Anatolia was already experimenting with new...

Artistic reconstruction of early humans transporting a wild boar across rugged terrain to a communal feast in ancient Iran. (Illustration by Kathryn Killackey)

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Ancient Guests, Exotic Gifts: Wild Boars Traveled Miles to a Prehistoric Feast in Iran

15 July 2025

New research suggests prehistoric communities in Iran’s Zagros Mountains transported wild boars over 70 kilometers to participate in elaborate communal...

The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France. Credit: Bettina Schulz Paulsson

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Europe’s Oldest Megalithic Alignments Dated with Unprecedented Precision

28 June 2025

New research reveals that the Carnac alignments in Brittany may be Europe’s oldest megalithic monuments, pushing back the timeline of...

In Neolithic China, Death Was Gendered: Men for the Gates, Women for the Elites

Extraordinary Discovery at Göbeklitepe: 12,000-Year-Old Human Statue Found Inside Wall

Secrets of the Skull Room: 12 Ancient Human Skulls Unearthed in Sefertepe Excavations

9,500-Year-Old Public Building with Red Floor Unearthed at Çayönü Tepesi, Türkiye

Mysterious T-Shaped Pillars and 50 Neolithic Structures Found in Sayburç, the Heart of Taş Tepeler

One of the World’s Oldest Streets Unearthed at Canhasan 3 in Türkiye, Dating Back 9,750 Years

Europe’s Oldest Megalithic Alignments Dated with Unprecedented Precision

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