Archaeologists recently found straight lines of 25 pits dating to around 8,000 years ago. The Mesolithic pits contain animal bones, including those of an extinct species of cattle. The pits could shed ...

The burial of Fonte dos Cantaros, a local man with a terrestrial diet, reveals that southern Iberia was inhabited beyond coasts and rivers 8,500 years ago. This individual, named Fonte dos Cantaros 5, ...

The Stone Age was a prehistoric period that lasted more than 3 million years, from the point when human ancestors began using stone tools until the time we invented metalworking. Archaeologists often ...

A new study of ancient pottery adds to evidence that hunter-gatherers in Europe ate more than meat and developed early ...

Between the Ice Age and the rise of farming lies a mysterious chapter of human history. The Mesolithic era changed everything - but is rarely told ...

The alignment of the pits discovered suggests a ritual purpose. Museum of London Archaeology Archaeologists in Bedfordshire, England, have found a cluster of 25 monumental pits that date to the ...

Skateholm’s importance is not only that it is large, but that it preserves a long span of hunter-gatherer life and death. The Swedish History Museum notes the area around the lagoon was used for ...

Research at the Lüchow LA 11 site, located on the southwestern margin of the present-day Duvenseer Moor peat bog in the German district of Herzogtum Lauenburg, has provided new data that transform our ...

A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...