Discovery of a unique drainage and irrigation system that gave way to the 'Neolithic Revolution' in the Amazon
A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
Neolithic Farmers May Have Buried These Mysterious Stones to Bring Back the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption
Using ice core samples, researchers linked a natural disaster with a trove of nearly 5,000-year-old artifacts discovered at ...
Greek Reporter3d
4,800-Years-Old Neolithic Relics Discovered in Tibet
Archaeologists have discovered 4,800-year-old relics in the earliest known lakeside settlement in Tibet, officially the ...
Greek Reporter10d
France’s Oldest Neolithic Settlement Discovered on the French Riviera
Archaeologists uncovered one of France's oldest Neolithic settlements, offering insights into Early Cardial period farming ...
AFP on MSN1h
Next round for strategy game lineage in 'Civilization VII'
Fans have waited more than eight years for the new instalment in heavyweight strategy game Civilization, with the release of ...
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Neolithic people in Denmark sacrificed ‘sun stones’ after climate cataclysm, scientists say
Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...
Turf over surf: Isotope analysis reveals prehistoric Greek dietary practices
Simon Fraser University, the Greek Ministry of Culture, and the University of Bologna have conducted an isotope study on the ...
Neolithic Europeans sacrificed stones to beg the sun to return
According to the team, there is a high chance that a connection exists between the volcanic eruption, the subsequent changes in climate, and the ritual sun stone sacrifices. In addition to a ...
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6,800-year-old “extremely rare” Neolithic site discovered on the French Riviera
One of the oldest Neolithic dwellings in France, attributed to the early Cardial period, is currently being excavated. This ...
An ancient volcano blotted out the sun, killing crops. People likely reacted by making "sun stones"
The sun stones correspond with the decline of the so-called Funnel Beaker tradition in European Neolithic culture, or the era ...
Workers Building a Parking Lot Accidentally Dug Up One of France’s Oldest Buildings
The earliest farmers in France knew a thing or two about scouting a location for a room with a view. The evidence: a recent ...