At a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island Funen dating back 5,500 years, archaeologists have discovered both grinding stones and grains from early cereals. However, new research reveals that ...

A millet-farming settlement on the Shandong coast in Neolithic China around 4,500 years ago organized its society by maternal ...

Prehistoric parents fed their infants nonhuman milk from animal-shaped baby bottles, according to a recent study. Archaeologists analyzed ancient spouted clay vessels discovered in the graves of ...

Neolithic Britons made early forms of gruel and stew by cooking wheat and cereals in pots, new research has suggested. Chemical analysis of well-preserved pottery found in the waters surrounding ...

While this might seem like an obvious and logical strategy, it is in significant contrast to virtually all other Early Neolithic sites that are located in coastal areas, where we see no evidence ...

and mammals in carbonized residues on Neolithic pottery recovered from the Taihu Lake region of eastern China. The food remains were identified through the analysis of lipids and proteins in the ...

Water and gruel -- not bread: Discovering the diet of early Neolithic farmers in Scandinavia. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241220133041.htm ...