Archaeologists Discover 8,000-Year-Old House: ‘Extraordinary’ [Video]

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an “extraordinary” prehistoric house that dates back to around 8,000 years ago.

The rectangular dwelling was discovered by researchers with the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) in Svinjarička Čuka, Serbia, which is located in the Balkans region of southeastern Europe.

According to experts, the find provides insights into the origins of sedentary communities in Europe and sheds light on the continent’s early agricultural societies.

“The new finds in Svinjarička Čuka provide substantially new insights and data that are likely to change previous models on the development of settlement in the Balkans,” Barbara Horejs, archaeologist and scientific director of the ÖAW’s Austrian Archaeological Institute, said in a press release.

The building—described as an “extraordinary” find by the ÖAW—was constructed around …