Known to archaeologists and anthropologists as the Neolithic Revolution, the discovery of this historical head-scratcher is by no means new. Nevertheless, it continues to fascinate folks like Michael ...

Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out' on farming, dared to cross Mediterranean ...

Things may be about to change. Again. According to archaeologists the Neolithic Revolution dates back as far as 11,000 years ago. Early civilisations relied mostly on hunting and gathering as a ...

The Neolithic revolution describes a monumental shift from hunting and gathering to settlement and agriculture, and one of the most fascinating Neolithic settlements is Çatalhöyük in Turkey.

The study included fourteen sets of grinding tools belonging to the Linear Pottery culture, which existed at the beginning of the Neolithic period and reached its peak between 4900 and 4650 BCE ...

An international team of researchers has discovered an ancient Neolithic settlement in Hayy Al-Sarh, near the city of Rustaq, in Oman. The excavation, part of the PrehistOman project, has revealed ...

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A small mound on Turkey's Anatolian plateau has yielded the remains of early communities that provide a long-sought link between the prehistoric cultures of the Near East and Europe ...

Discover how Neolithic and Bronze Age people in Turkey changed from hunter-gatherers to organised societies with agriculture, ritual and an understanding of the wider world. This tour is perfect ...