Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient civilization. Marking a massive comet strike as the start, ...

Ancient DNA from a medieval burial inside a Neolithic monument reveals unexpected ancestry links and hints that the site’s ...

Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000 year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the world's oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet strike, experts suggest.

At a newly dated 5,200 years old, the Flagstones monument in southern England is now the oldest known large stone circle in Britain. Radiocarbon dating of some of the artifacts and remains buried ...

An archaeological excavation in Greece has revealed the remains of an ancient monumental building replete with marble lion sculptures and intriguing gold artifacts, among other finds. The dig, which ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a baffling mystery surrounding a Stonehenge-like megalithic site that has been shifting position over thousands of years. Unlike traditional ancient monuments, which ...

Using advanced geophysical imaging techniques, archaeologists have discovered traces of an enormous circular structure, believed to be as old as 4,000 years. This prehistoric monument is believed to ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient ...

An ancient monument discovered in Turkey may just be an ancient monument. But, if its markings are what experts think they are, it might be the world’s oldest solar calendar. In a study published in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: An ancient monument discovered in Turkey may just be an ancient monument. But, if its markings are what experts think they are, it might be the world ...