Genetic studies point to female-centered living arrangements in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Yet, power may not have rested solely ...

A new study suggests that a 9,000-year-old society in Catalhoyuk, a proto-city in southern Anatolia, may have established a ...

Ancient bones reveal how early Iberian people managed livestock. A new study shows two distinct herds: some grazed freely, ...

For decades, archaeologists puzzled over the nature of this 32.5-acre city, especially after the 1960s excavations led by ...

New Irish-led research casts doubts over suggestions that an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland ...

DNA from Stone Age burials in ancient Anatolia reveals the earliest known female-centered society in a farming community.

What was life like some 8,000–9,000 years ago for the people on the East Mound at Çatalhöyük, an important Neolithic ...

Reports of Neolithic Irish god-kings, descended through an incest-practicing social elite, are lacking in evidence, say a ...

Cave art from ancient Yelagiri hills, Tamil Nadu, dating back over 9,000 years, reveals energetic depictions of humans riding animals, dancing, engaging in combat, and celebrating, providing a window ...

A new study challenges the idea that the so-called "king" buried at Newgrange was part of a royal dynasty in Ireland.

In 2020, archaeologists in Ireland first announced a startling find at Newgrange, a giant Neolithic burial chamber 30 miles ...