Oldest human settlement in Aegean unearthed The ruins of the oldest human settlement in the Aegean found so far have been unearthed in archaeological excavations by a team of Greek, Italian and American archaeologists on the...

Excavation of a Bulgarian Neolithic site A team of Dutch anthropologists has arrived to the Bulgarian village of Dzhulyunitsa to research the Neolithic archaeological site there. The object of their research will be oldest funeral in...

Models of earliest vehicles found in Turkmenistan Some of the world's first farmers may have sped around in two-wheeled carts pulled by camels and bulls, suggests a new analysis on tiny models of these carts that date...

Bronze Age finds during road construction in Ireland Excavation as part of the upgrade of the A1 Belfast to Dublin road between Loughbrickland and Beech Hill (Co. Down, Northern Ireland) has uncovered a Bronze Age burial ground and...

Ancient well and body found in Cyprus Archaeologists have found a group of water wells in western Cyprus that was built as long as 10,500 years ago, and the skeleton of a young woman at the bottom...

Rare petroglyphs discovered in Cuban caves Cuban archaeologists are studying the strange drawings found in caves in eastern Cuba. The petroglyphs, discovered in the Sierra del Rosario reserve located in Pinar del Rio province, have now...

Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known The wing bone of a griffon vulture with five precisely drilled holes in it is the oldest known musical instrument, a 35,000-year-old relic unearthed in a German cave that offers...

Possible Bronze Age roundhouse found in Cornwall The discovery of stones that are thought to date back to the Bronze Age have halted a multi-million pound sewage treatment project in Cornwall (England). South West Water has stopped...

The first Europeans were cannibals The remains of the 'first Europeans' discovered at an archaeological site in northern Spain have revealed that these prehistoric men were cannibals who particularly liked the flesh of children. "We...

Intact ancient tomb uncovered in Bethlehem Workers renovating a house in Bethlehem (Palestinian territories) accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian antiquities official said....

Obsidian 'trail' shows how humans settled in Russian islands Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to...

Food storage began well before farming People were storing grain long before they learned to domesticate crops, a new study indicates. A structure used as a food granary discovered in recent excavations in Jordan dates to...

Pagans, partygoers greet solstice at Stonehenge Pagans and partygoers drummed, danced or gyrated in hula hoops to stay awake through the night, around 36,500 people greeted the summer solstice at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge...

Archaelogists find Neolithic grave in Serbia Serbian archaeologists have uncovered a seven-millienia old grave in a Neolithic village in the west of the country. The grave contains well-preserved skeletons of a child and an adult, buried...

Prehistoric European cave artists were female For about as long as humans have created works of art, they've also left behind handprints. People began stenciling, painting, or chipping imprints of their hands onto rock walls at...