Did the Neolithic age in Greece begin as early as 11,000 BC? New evidence suggests indigenous roots beyond Fertile Crescent ...

The land and its resources: the geographic context -- The Mesolithic background -- The introduction of farming: local processes, diffusion or colonization? -- Foreign colonists: where from? -- The ...

Researchers have unveiled evidence for ancient human resilience to climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean. Around 6,200 BCE, the climate changed. Global temperatures dropped, sea levels rose and ...

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by the ice mummy Ötzi by more than two millennia, shedding new light on ...