Early Holocene

China Confirms the Oldest Prehistoric Site Around Lake Taihu: Baojia Dates Back 7,500–8,100 Years

When archaeologists gathered in November to review the latest field season in eastern China, one announcement immediately reshaped the early cultural history of the Yangtze…

7,000-Year-Old Neolithic Burial Unearthed in Kazakhstan Marks the Country’s Earliest Known Human Grave

A team of archaeologists has uncovered Kazakhstan’s oldest known human burial at the Koken settlement, revealing a chapter of human history that predates the dawn…