neolithic era
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Rare Skeleton Points To Compassion, Care, And Tragedy In Prehistoric China
The discovery of a 5,000-year-old skeleton of a young adult who had serious physical limitations suggests a form of social support existed in Neolithic China, but only to a point, as this individual may have met an untimely death.
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Submerged For Decades, Spanish ‘Stonehenge’ Reemerges After Drought
Receding water levels in Spain’s Valdecañas Reservoir has exposed a stone monument dating back to between 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.
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Ötzi The Iceman’s Axe Came From Surprisingly Far Away
Ötzi the Iceman — our favourite Copper Age corpsicle — is the gift that keeps on giving. A recent analysis of the metal found in the Neolithic hunter’s copper axe suggests a point of origin in Southern Tuscany, which is far from where Ötzi’s frozen body was found. This suggests a long-distance trade route might…
