Neolithic cemeteries in China reveal matrilineal societies, challenging traditional assumptions about early human societies.

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Genetic studies point to female-centered living arrangements in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Yet, power may not have rested solely ...

A skeleton found in a 4,500-year-old ceramic pot has rewritten the history of Ancient Egypt. A DNA test on the man’s bones ...

The flute unearthed from an important Neolithic settlement in Iran shows how early humans progressed from their primitive ...

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had ...

Just weeks after an application for a 70-acre solar farm at Potterne was rejected, Wiltshire Council's strategic planning ...