One of the prevailing hypotheses is that cats were domesticated in the Levant, a region of the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean Sea, during the Neolithic period 12,000 to 5,000 years ago.

Could this be evidence of an ancient, undocumented Neolithic movement of domestic animals deep into the interior of Central Asia? ... Long Shot Science Leads to Revised Age for Land-Animal Ancestor.

Previously, scientists had largely believed that cats were domesticated alongside other animals during the Neolithic era, coinciding with the beginnings of human livestock management.

The Neolithic Age began in roughly 10,000 BCE and is considered the later part of the Stone Age. ... domesticated plants and animals, and some pretty strong women.

A new study led by scientists from Dartmouth College unveiled the origins of pig domestication, revealing that the process began in southern China approximately 8,000 years ago during the ...

Animal remains found during the dig allude to Neolithic husbandry practices. New evidence uncovered at a dig site in Huesca, Spain, gives us a snapshot into what daily agricultural practices may ...

The Neolithic period, which is also called the New Stone Age, is one of the most important transitions in human society. It’s what later brought us together in towns and cities. ... Soon, humans ...

AMMAN — Umm Huwaiwitat is located near the western end of the Wadi Al Ghurab, approximately 800 metres east of where the wadi spills off the Petra Plateau into the Jordanian Rift Valley. At the top of ...

Neolithic site shows how villagers weathered drought, climate change 8,000 years ago At a submerged village off Israel’s northern coast, archaeologists discover a trove of artifacts showing how ...

Early humans at Abu Hureyra (illustrated), an ancient settlement in present-day Syria, burned dung as fuel and may have kept animals on-site nearly 13,000 years ago.