Isotope analysis of a molar from a cow’s jawbone found buried at the monument provides details of the life story of the ...

Neolithic Europe was no stranger to collective violence of many forms, such as the odd execution and massacres of small ...

The transition to agriculture in Europe involved the coexistence of hunter-gatherers and early farmers migrating from ...

The creatures may have been integral to the initial construction of Stonehenge, and seem to have been treated with reverence.

The Neolithic period, considered to be the last part of the Stone Age, may have been a brutal time to be alive for many ...

However, researchers have added new layers to the complicated and overlapping history. According to a study published on ...

Thousands of years ago in the Rhine River Valley of northern France, a battle between groups led to mutilated bodies and gruesome trophies. /iStock Photo The winners of major battles throughout ...

While evidence of cannibalism in the Iberian Peninsula dates back approximately one million years, direct evidence the processing of human bodies is rare. New research, however, analyzing the bones of ...

Archaeologists created 3D reconstructions of the women's faces based on an analysis of their teeth and bones. Found in the Czech Republic, the siblings "did not have an easy life," the new research su ...

Human remains from 11 individuals recovered from El Mirador Cave in Spain showed evidence of cannibalism, archaeologists have concluded. According to a new paper published in the journal Scientific ...

Six thousand years ago, in what’s now northeastern France, communities marked military triumph by tossing mutilated enemies ...

Study shows Neolithic farmers cannibalized their enemies after violent clashes, uncovering a brutal side of prehistoric life ...