The woman had six fingers on her left hand, a characteristic that in ancient cultures was often interpreted as a sign of ...
The burial, dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, contained the remains of a woman who may have played a spiritual or shamanic role in her community. What stands out the most is that the woman ...
By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...
Experts say the discovery "opens a window into the spiritual world of communities that lived approximately 10,000 years ago.” ...
Snakes weren’t always “little dragons.” In early Chinese cultures, they were powerful symbols of vitality and strength in ...
Around this time, hunter–gatherer societies in the Levant were transitioning to a farmer lifestyle. This transition is called the Neolithic Revolution. Early signs of change had already been ...
New research has revealed bone powder was a crucial substance as ancient China's Peiligang culture emerged from a ...