Category: Prehistory

Rival Neolithic Clans Fought over Women

In 2008 researchers published data that indicated that skeletal remains found in Talheim in southwest Germany indicate that young women were kept prisoner after the men of a clan or tribe were executed around 5,000 BCE. The clash seems to ….

When Was Cheese Invented?

How ancient is the art of cheese-making? No one really knows because (apparently) the implements used to make ancient cheeses have not survived. Archaeologists suggest that maybe cheese-making began around 5000-5,500 years ago. Perhaps it was a little earlier. Cheese ….