Stone Age people buried over a span of 800 years at a mass grave in France mostly belonged to the same male lineage, DNA extracted from skeletons reveals. The findings emphasize the importance of ...

These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the ... they sat was surrounded by stone to protect them from being bumped and broken. A Neolithic grave at Pentre Ifan, Wales.

Were they ritual objects used in sacred ceremonies or as grave goods? Did the ancients ... an iron-rich pigment that Stone Age cultures often used in ceremonies. The scratches visible on the ...

Archaeologists in Norway have discovered fragments of the world’s oldest rune stone in Svingerud burial field, dating back to 50 BC–275 AD.