Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the glitzy French Riviera, French archaeologists have made an unparalleled discovery: one of the first and best-preserved ...

They say pollen, plant remains, insects and microscopic organisms were preserved underneath peat.

The British and Irish countryside is often celebrated for its wealth of unique places of heritage, significance and interest. But not many people know that this heritage includes thousands of ancient ...

A neolithic burial chamber in Carnac, France (Mark Cartwright/Creative Commons) (CN) — Early humans experienced a rapid population collapse across large parts of Europe five thousand years ago, the ...

Stonehenge's enormous rocks may have been transported to the prehistoric site with the help of pig fat, a scientist has said. Archaeologist Lisa-Marie Shillito say residues of fat on pottery ...

Carrowkeel in County Sligo is presented as one of Ireland’s four major passage tomb cemeteries, with 14 cairns spread across the Bricklieve Mountains and dated between 3400 and 3100 BCE. The tombs are ...

During the Neolithic Revolution, prehistoric communities made the transition from being hunter-gatherers to farmers. The role women played during this time has been difficult for researchers to figure ...

A neolithic burial chamber in Carnac, France (Mark Cartwright/Creative Commons) (CN) — Neolithic engineers may not have been given enough credit for their ingenuity and building knowledge finds a new ...

An ancient seawall built by neolithic people to protect their village from sea-level rise over 7,000 years ago has been discovered by scientists. The 330-foot wall, off the Carmel coast of Israel, was ...