The symbolic transformations of objects of stone and bone with probable ritual and religious significance. Introduction The...
Neolithic
The shift from the hunter-gatherer strategy to farming occurred in stages. Introduction The Neolithic Revolution began between 10,000 and...
His interest in Iron Age Britain and Europe generated a number of publications and he became an...
Neolithic people did not write. However, because they lived in settled communities, they left many traces. By...
People were becoming more aware of their inter-dependence, of social obligations, and of loyalties beyond the immediate...
Introduction The term Neolithic Period refers to the last stage of the Stone Age – a term...
Silbury Hill Neolithic mound. It stands 30 metres high and 160 metres wide, and comprises half a...
Cereal in West Kennet (Wiltshire, United Kingdom). Copyright © Victor Jimenez Jaimez 2014 – Creative Commons Attribution...
The owner of this skull had a nasty run in with an axe. Christian Meyer These massacres entail killing...
Rock art in central Northumberland, northern England. Author provided Trying to save Neolithic rock art made by our ancient ancestors is no easy task. But it tells us how...
Cat’s Brain long barrow is near the more famous Stonehenge (pictured) but predates it by hundreds of...
The decoration of choice by Europe’s farming-friendly forefathers. Solange Rigaud, Author provided Studying beads, shells and animal teeth –...
Çatalhöyük after the first excavations by James Mellaart and his team (photo: Omar hoftun, CC: BY-SA 3.0) By Dr....
This diagram depicts part of the Late Neolithic farmhouse with the position of the postholes. Drawing: Archaeologist...