Neolithic – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:09:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Neolithic – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Passage of Matter: Object Transformations and Ritual Meaning in the Neolithic Near East https://brewminate.com/the-passage-of-matter-object-transformations-and-ritual-meaning-in-the-neolithic-near-east/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:23:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=205075 The symbolic transformations of objects of stone and bone with probable ritual and religious significance. Introduction The concept

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]]> Dynamics of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution https://brewminate.com/dynamics-of-the-neolithic-agricultural-revolution/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:52:02 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=172098 The shift from the hunter-gatherer strategy to farming occurred in stages. Introduction The Neolithic Revolution began between 10,000 and 12,000

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]]> Featured Scholar: Barry Cunliffe – Archaeology of Neolithic Europe https://brewminate.com/featured-scholar-barry-cunliffe-archaeology-of-neolithic-europe/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:02:16 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=156177 His interest in Iron Age Britain and Europe generated a number of publications and he became an acknowledged

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]]> An Introduction to the Art of the Neolithic Period, c.7000–1700 B.C.E. https://brewminate.com/an-introduction-to-the-art-of-the-neolithic-period-c-7000-1700-b-c-e/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:08:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=149494 Neolithic people did not write. However, because they lived in settled communities, they left many traces. By Smithsonian’s

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]]> A Brief Overview of the Neolithic Age https://brewminate.com/a-brief-overview-of-the-neolithic-age/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:07:40 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=117809 People were becoming more aware of their inter-dependence, of social obligations, and of loyalties beyond the immediate family.

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]]> The Neolithic Period: The ‘New’ Stone Age https://brewminate.com/the-neolithic-period-the-new-stone-age/ Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:28:09 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=111829 Introduction The term Neolithic Period refers to the last stage of the Stone Age – a term coined

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]]> Monuments of the Neolithic European Landscapes https://brewminate.com/monuments-of-the-neolithic-european-landscapes/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:36:01 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=67997 Silbury Hill Neolithic mound. It stands 30 metres high and 160 metres wide, and comprises half a million

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]]> Prehistory and the Neolithic Age in Europe https://brewminate.com/prehistory-and-the-neolithic-age-in-europe/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:35:21 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=67984 Cereal in West Kennet (Wiltshire, United Kingdom). Copyright © Victor Jimenez Jaimez 2014 – Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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]]> Mass Grave Reveals Organized Violence among Europe’s First Farmers https://brewminate.com/mass-grave-reveals-organized-violence-among-europes-first-farmers/ Wed, 30 May 2018 17:36:54 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=61352 The owner of this skull had a nasty run in with an axe. Christian Meyer These massacres entail killing on

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]]> What Neolithic Rock Art Can Tell Us about the Way Our Ancestors Lived 6,000 Years Ago https://brewminate.com/what-neolithic-rock-art-can-tell-us-about-the-way-our-ancestors-lived-6000-years-ago/ Tue, 29 May 2018 17:44:54 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=61330 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 people used

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