In the Magdalenian era, western European prehistoric cultures liked marine-originating jewellery and adornments. A key example from around the dawn of that epoch is the magnificent headwear, made ...

Along Turkey’s northwestern shoreline, where the Aegean Sea meets the olive-covered ridges of Anatolia, lies a quiet district called Ayvalık. Now it’s famous for its sun-kissed islands and seafront ...

Prehistoric burials show clear gender roles, but skeleton evidence reveals flexible daily lives in early farming communities.

Ancient DNA is turning Europe’s deep past from a sketch into a family album. Instead of guessing who first called the continent home, researchers can now read genetic traces from teeth, bones and cave ...