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.

During the Neolithic Age (approximately 10000 BCE), early man evolved from hunter-gatherer to farmer and agriculturalist, living in larger, permanent settlements with a variety of domesticated ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have recently discovered a "surprisingly complex" ancient burial system, complete with animal sacrifices, during a dig in central Germany. The excavation site is near Magdeburg ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 11,000 years ago, during the early Neolithic period, this was a lush expanse of mighty forests teeming with wild animals including cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, gazelles, boars ...

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 ...

Scientists have unearthed evidence that sophisticated carpentry tools first appeared at the same time as increased agriculture and the establishment of permanent settlements during the Neolithic Age.