Archaeological research and historical data continue to evaluate popular claims regarding a hypothesized continent-spanning ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A submerged prehistoric structure has been found to be far older than ...

For a team of archaeologists digging in southwest Spain, the discovery of a Bronze/Iron Age stela—a funerary stone slab with carvings depicting an important individual—would have been exciting enough.

The Neolithic was an evolutionary and social turning point for humans—and these changes sometimes took a dark turn.

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This individual may have regularly sucked on betel nuts, known for their mind-altering properties, leading to worsening ...

1 Prehistoric archaeology on the continental shelf : the state of the science in 2013 / Joseph C. Flatman and Amanda M. Evans -- 2 Submerged archaeological landscapes and the recording of precontact ...

In the hills of northwestern Morocco, overlooking the river that gives the site its name, research at Oued Beht is bringing ...

INVERNESS, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that traces of postholes from 16 prehistoric roundhouses and a palisade were uncovered during an investigation conducted ahead of construction of a new prison in ...

BENBECULA, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that a prehistoric site has been discovered in a submerged, partially fossilized forest on one of Scotland’s Western Isles. Researcher Joanna Hambly of the ...

"Ornaments composed of elk teeth suspended from or sown on to clothing emit a loud rattling noise when moving," says auditory archaeologist and Academy of Finland Research Fellow Riitta Rainio from ...