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Genetic analysis of 60 people buried in a Stone Age cemetery has revealed two clans headed by women that spanned 10 generations.

The civilisation, now known as the Taş Tepeler culture, appears to have had a fertility-centred belief system

Archaeologists in Finland have identified a 6,500-year-old site as potential cemetery with 200 graves.

Indian rock art, from Stone Age cave paintings to Ajanta and Ellora murals, is being studied as a separate discipline. The Culture Ministry is setting up a rock art centre in Nagpur, a heritage park in Leh, a gallery in Raipur, and a certificate course at IGNCA. MoUs with ASI…

To most people, complex technologies separate modern humans from their ancestors who lived in the Stone Age, thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago. In today’s fast changing world, older technologies, even those from a few years ago, are often described dismissively as “Stone Age”.

From the remains of nearly 100 ancient individuals, we have reconstructed two extensive prehistoric family trees from a 6,700-year-old cemetery in France, revealing fresh insights into a Stone Age community.

Ancient Weaving Techniques Unearthed in Philippines, Pushing Back Evidence by 30,000 Years

How did people talk in the Stone Age? – Tsubamé, aged eight, London, UK

Britain’s own ‘Atlantis’ has been found according to experts who recently discovered ancient artefacts in the North Sea which belonged to Stone Age settlements submerged under water