Neolithic

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests

Pottery appeared in the region during roughly the same broad period in which fires, erosion and clay deposition reached their peak. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria.
A European glass lizard (also known as Sheltopusik).

Snake snacks? Hunter-gatherer diets in northern Israel included reptiles, new study suggests

Using careful examination methods, researchers were able to identify for the first time cut marks made by flint knives in consistent locations on the bones of large snakes found at the site.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Ancient stone circle found underground at Machrie Moor in Scotland, July 15, 2026.

Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor

Located on Arran’s west coast, Machrie Moor is a peat moorland where a large collection of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological finds, dating back to between 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A partial view of a settlement from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), discovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Motza Junction, about 5 km west of Jerusalem, July 16, 2019; file photo.

Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows

"The Pre-Pottery Neolithic B residents of Motza were surprisingly able to differentiate calcite and dolomite stones and used both in their plaster making," the study said.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Archaeologists discover 5,400-year-old neolithic stone house in Provence

The village at Cavalaire-sur-Mer represents the second example of an open-air Cardial settlement ever discovered in France.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Archaeologists discover 5,400-year-old neolithic stone house in Provence.

Surprising Discovery: How Neolithic paintings and echoes created prehistoric 'surround sound'

A recent study by researchers from the University of Helsinki unveiled the unique acoustic properties of prehistoric rock art sites in Finland's Lake District.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Groundbreaking find challenges beliefs about Neolithic nomads in Southeast Europe

Archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) unearthed the remains of an 8,000-year-old rectangular dwelling at the site of Svinjarička Čuka in Serbia.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Groundbreaking find challenges beliefs about Neolithic nomads in Southeast Europe.

Archaeologists uncover unique Neolithic burial of decapitated woman in southern France

No similar burial has been documented in southern France until now, according to Focus Online.

JANUARY 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Archaeologists uncover unique Neolithic burial of decapitated woman in southern France.