Archaeologists have found a stone-paved cellar at a 5,000-year-old Stone Age site in Denmark, a discovery that points to a distinct leap in construction technology in ancient Scandinavia. Starting ...

The term "culture" has a bad reputation in archaeological research—and for good reason. In the early 20th century, the German ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a "unique" prehistoric ceremonial site in southern Sweden that dates back to the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age. The unusual site, located in the ...

At a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island Funen dating back 5,500 years, archaeologists have discovered both grinding stones and grains from early cereals. However, new research reveals that the ...

What kind of interactions did the various Stone Age cultures have with one another? In a new interdisciplinary study, researchers have combined archaeological and genetic information to better ...

June 5 (UPI) --Scandinavia was once home to a trio of Stone Age cultures: Funnel Beaker culture, Pitted Ware culture and Battle Axe culture. New research suggests the groups engaged in trade and ...

In modern times, we eat a wide variety of food using various ingredients and seasonings, but the diet of the pre-Christian era, when not only food but even cooking utensils were scarce, is shrouded in ...

Known as "funnel beaker", the vessel has a flat bottom with a funnel-shaped neck. Such earthenware is characteristic of the Funnel Beaker Culture (4000 - 2800 B.C.), which represents the first farmers ...

An exceptionally long Copper Age tumulus discovered in the Czech Republic. Credit: Department of Archaeology UHK During recent archaeological rescue excavations along the D35 highway between Plotiště ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Danish archaeologists doing a survey ahead of the construction of the Femern Belt link scheme, an ...