Across the middle of Ireland there’s a line of passage tombs going from Knocknarea in county Sligo in the west to the Boyne ...

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Archaeologists have been arguing for years about the social structure of Çatalhöyük, a big Neolithic settlement in Turkey ...

A new study suggests that a 9,000-year-old society in Catalhoyuk, a proto-city in southern Anatolia, may have established a ...

Further evidence has emerged that 8,000 years ago, women had at least as much status in society as men, at least in one of ...

Archaeologists digging at a mysterious ancient city in Turkey have made a discovery that could rewrite the story of human ...

Genetic analysis of skeletons at Catalhoyuk, a Neolithic settlement in Turkey, suggests a matriarchal society where women ...

An ancient Turkish city was ruled by females who lived in a matriarchal society, more than 9,000 years ago, a new study has confirmed. Researchers analysed ancient DNA from Stone Age burials of more ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreTwo hills form the 37 ha site on the Southern Anatolian Plateau. The taller eastern mound contains eighteen levels of Neolithic occupation between 7400 bc and 6200 bc, ...

Strong maternal lines recovered from ancient DNA samples at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, along with archaeological evidence of female-centered practice, points to a socio-cultural practice of mat ...

Scientists have lifted the lid on the discovery of two female skeletons inside a Neolithic-era chert-mining shaft.

DNA from Stone Age burials in ancient Anatolia reveals the earliest known female-centered society in a farming community.