Prehistory

The remains suggest that the area was one of the first homes for early humans outside Africa

Scientists have found bones in a Bulgarian cave that show modern humans may have arrived in Europe thousands of years earlier than previously thought, at a time when the region had long been home to Neanderthals.

Scientists have extracted from dental enamel the oldest human genetic material ever obtained, helping clarify the pivotal place in the human evolutionary lineage of a mysterious extinct species called Homo antecessor known from Spanish cave fossils.

Humans have unusually globular (or round) skulls and brains compared to our ancient ancestors -- including our closest extinct cousins the Neanderthals -- and a new study provides a possible explanation as to why, reports CNN. 

Archaeologists have uncovered an 8,000-year-old figurine of a woman's upper body in a dig in northwest Bulgaria, reports Euronews. 

A team of archaeologists made the discovery near a prehistoric settlement located in the Vidin District, close to the River Danube.

The remains of at least five people have been found in the Alexander the Great-era tomb at Ancient Amphipolis, the Culture Ministry said on Monday.

According to a statement, the skeletons discovered last year are that of a woman aged around 60, two men aged between 35 and 45, a child and another person whose identity has yet to be discovered because he or she was cremated.

Through analysis of wall paintings, sculptures, and burials, excavators at Çatalhöyük aim to understand more about the ancient site’s social structure and daily life

BELGRADE- The Serbian government adopted a decision on Monday according to which the Crkvine locality in Stubline, Belgrade municipality of Obrenovac, should be granted the status of an archaeological site, the Belgrade City Museum released.