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Neolithic Age

Was the Etruscan Language Related to Ancient Greek?

The Etruscans are one of the first peoples to inhabit central Italy beginning approximately in the 8th century B.C. They have puzzled historians and linguists alike, who have always seen them as a peculiar and mysterious people. The first witness...

Dimini and Sesklo: Greece’s Neolithic People May Have Destroyed Each Other

Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two settlements in fact live alongside one another for many years peacefully? Dimini, a modern-day Greek village in Thessaly, houses the remains of...

The Mystery of the Embracing Neolithic Couple Found in a Greek Cave

The Neolithic-era find of the skeletons of a couple embracing at the Greek cave of Alepotrypa (“Foxhole”) in Peloponnese in 2015 was rare and fascinating. The embracing couple’s skeletons were dated to 3800 BC while their DNA analysis confirmed the...

9,000-Year-Old Necklace Redefines Neolithic Culture

The discovery of a singular, intricately designed necklace within the ancient burial site of a child in Jordan has provided new insight into the complex social dynamics of Neolithic culture. This new revelation is featured in a recent study published...

Ancient Humans May Have Used Shoes Over 100,000 Years Ago

The findings made at three archaeological sites in South Africa may show that ancient humans have been wearing footwear for over a hundred thousand years, much older than previously thought. In South Africa, archeologists discovered 153,000-year-old footprints in May 2023....

Excavations in Cyprus show Contact with Neighbours in Neolithic Times

Archaeologists in Cyprus discovered a number of objects near the towns of Paphos, that reveal contact between Cyprus and inhabitants of other coasts in Neolithic times. During excavations a number of shallow pits were found, many containing broken objects placed...

Germans Return Stolen Antiquities to Greece

In the month of June, Greek stolen antiquities that are in Germany will be given back to Greece. About 8,000 pieces of vases dating to the Neolithic age were exported illegally to Germany by a group of foreign archaeologists...

New Survey Says Greeks Taught Agriculture to Neolithic Scandinavians

A new Swedish-Danish survey shows that agriculture techniques transferred from Southern to Northern Europe gradually. The scientists examined the DNA of four Scandinavian farmers of the Neolithic Age and found that they had more genes in common with inhabitants of...