A new analysis of 12,000-year-old stones from Israel shows that they may be the earliest evidence of this society-changing ...

These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...

"Given that the monument is now 4,000 years older than most people thought, we now need to consider the monument within the ...

This discovery marks the earliest known evidence of this fast-spinning technology in the Levant, predating previously known ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed an ancient relic that offers a vivid snapshot of life nearly ...

Here's a look at how people's day-to-day lives were 100 years ago. The start of the 1920s brought ... The 1924 Summer Olympics were held in Paris. Over 3,000 athletes competed in the games ...

The discovery of a 4,000-year-old fortified town hidden in ... crossed by pastoral nomads and dotted with burial sites. That was until 15 years ago, when archaeologists discovered ramparts dating ...

While the Gilgamesh Flood story has been recounted by several clay tablets dating back over 3,000 years, the Biblical Flood is said to have been about 5,000 years ago.