During the Neolithic Revolution, prehistoric communities made the transition from being hunter-gatherers to farmers. The role women played during this time has been difficult for researchers to figure ...

The murder of sacrificial victims by "incaprettamento" — tying their neck to their legs bent behind their back, so that they effectively strangled themselves — seems to have been a tradition across ...

Did ancient people practice equality? While stereotypes may suggest otherwise, the remains of one Neolithic society reveal evidence that both men and women, as well as locals and foreigners, were all ...

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All previous bioarchaeological studies of female bones assessed their strength only compared to male bones, despite the fact that they didn't respond to strain in the same way. Researchers from the ...

Stonehenge's enormous rocks may have been transported to the prehistoric site with the help of pig fat, a scientist has said. Archaeologist Lisa-Marie Shillito say residues of fat on pottery ...

They crossed valleys, reached distant villages, and built new families. Through the chemistry hidden in their teeth, Neolithic women are now revealing a remarkable secret — that humanity was already ...

In an earlier study Professor Kristian Kristiansen from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and Lundbeck Foundation Professor Eske Willerslev from the Centre for GeoGenetics at the University of ...

A genderless human figurine, carved 8,000 years ago, raises questions about how agriculture arrived in the South Caucasus.