Genetic analysis of bodies from a 9,000-year-old settlement revealed clues pointing to unusual societal structures.

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

What was life like some 8,000–9,000 years ago for the people on the East Mound at Çatalhöyük, an important Neolithic settlement in central Anatolia? And what role did women hold in their society?

Archaeology & History Ancient Tombs Older Than Egypt’s Pyramids Emerge in Poland The 5,500-year-old pyramids were used to bury high-status individuals.

Archaeological research in South India and Sri Lanka has brought to light several Iron Age and Early Historic sites; but Neolithic cultural evidence is confined mainly to Andhra-Karnataka region.