The Loveland Stone Age Fair, a nationally recognized event in archaeological circles, is returning for the 90th time to the Loveland area, for the first time with a theme. “Women in Archaeology” is a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some 6,000 years ago in the northern reaches of modern Latvia, a ...

Archaeologists studying the vast Zvejnieki cemetery in Latvia have uncovered surprising truths about Stone Age life. Stone tools, long thought to symbolize male hunters, were actually buried just as ...

In the sixth millennium B.C.E. the first farmers reached Western Europe. Who were these people, how did they live, and what was their family structure like? Some of these questions may now be ...

Researchers and artists have created a striking facial reconstruction of a Stone Age woman who lived roughly 10,500 years ago in what is now Belgium. The detailed depiction of the prehistoric ...

The excavation of an ancient burial in northern Latvia dating back over 5,000 years challenges long-held assumptions about the roles of women and children in Stone Age societies. Analysis of remains ...

DNA analyses of human remains found at the site revealed that the majority of the male individuals buried there shared a paternal link. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Anders Götherström receives funding from: the Swedish Research Council (2019-00849_VR), Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (P16-0553:1) Emrah Kırdök does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...