The term Chalcolithic is a combination of two words- Chalco+Lithic was derived from the Greek words "khalkos" + "líthos" which means "copper" and "stone" or Copper Age. It is also known as the ...

Excavation conducted on the archaeological hill situated in the highlands of northwestern Iran has successfully led to the identification of a significant site dating back to the Copper and Stone Ages ...

Hossein Mahmoudi, the Deputy Director of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of the province, announced the discovery, saying that the newly identified site offers valuable ...

Traces of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods were found in excavations of Pulur Hoyuk in the eastern Turkish province of Erzurum. Excavations in the Aziziye district continue under the leadership ...

A hearth from the copper age, wooden architectural structures from the Mauryan era, golden peepul leaves (probably used for rituals) from the Gupta period and a gigantic temple complex in a fortified ...

AMMAN — Tell Umayri is an archaeological site located approximately 12 kilometres south of Amman. It has drawn the attention of the American and Canadian universities, which have been sending their ...

Enigmatic cone-shaped vessels recovered at several Copper Age archaeological sites in the Middle East region were actually beeswax lamps used during ancient community vigils, a new study finds. These ...