Neolithic Age
Ancient Greece
Was the Etruscan Language Related to Ancient Greek?
The Etruscans are one of the first peoples to inhabit central Italy beginning approximately in the 8th century B.C. They have puzzled historians and linguists alike, who have always seen them as a peculiar and mysterious people.
The first witness...
Ancient Greece
Dimini and Sesklo: Greece’s Neolithic People May Have Destroyed Each Other
Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two settlements in fact live alongside one another for many years peacefully?
Dimini, a modern-day Greek village in Thessaly, houses the remains of...
Archaeology
The Mystery of the Embracing Neolithic Couple Found in a Greek Cave
The Neolithic-era find of the skeletons of a couple embracing at the Greek cave of Alepotrypa (“Foxhole”) in Peloponnese in 2015 was rare and fascinating.
The embracing couple’s skeletons were dated to 3800 BC while their DNA analysis confirmed the...
Ancient Greece
Oldest City in Europe Is Strofilas in Greece
Strofilas on the island of Andros in Greece is the oldest city in Europe. Dating to 4500 - 3200 BC
Archaeology
Dispilio: The Lakeshore Prehistoric Settlement of Greece
The Dispilio Lakeshore Prehistoric Settlement is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in northwestern Greece
Archaeology
9,000-Year-Old Necklace Redefines Neolithic Culture
The discovery of a singular, intricately designed necklace within the ancient burial site of a child in Jordan has provided new insight into the complex social dynamics of Neolithic culture.
This new revelation is featured in a recent study published...
Archaeology
Ancient Humans May Have Used Shoes Over 100,000 Years Ago
The findings made at three archaeological sites in South Africa may show that ancient humans have been wearing footwear for over a hundred thousand years, much older than previously thought.
In South Africa, archeologists discovered 153,000-year-old footprints in May 2023....
Archaeology
Excavations in Cyprus show Contact with Neighbours in Neolithic Times
Archaeologists in Cyprus discovered a number of objects near the towns of Paphos, that reveal contact between Cyprus and inhabitants of other coasts in Neolithic times.
During excavations a number of shallow pits were found, many containing broken objects placed...
Archaeology
Germans Return Stolen Antiquities to Greece
In the month of June, Greek stolen antiquities that are in Germany will be given back to Greece. About 8,000 pieces of vases dating to the Neolithic age were exported illegally to Germany by a group of foreign archaeologists...
Ancient Greece
New Survey Says Greeks Taught Agriculture to Neolithic Scandinavians
A new Swedish-Danish survey shows that agriculture techniques transferred from Southern to Northern Europe gradually.
The scientists examined the DNA of four Scandinavian farmers of the Neolithic Age and found that they had more genes in common with inhabitants of...