They began to set up farms. These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or new Stone Age): As well as setting up farms and permanent homes, they also built ...

providing fascinating insights into the ritual practices of Europeans in the Neolithic (or New Stone Age) and a prehistoric environmental crisis. The first discovery of the so-called sun stones ...

“Orkney is a key to understanding Neolithic religion,” says ... rock around here and you’re likely to find a new site.” Life in Stone Age Orkney was far more refined than once imagined.

This open-air structure was likely part of a larger "ritual landscape" used by prehistoric people of the Late Neolithic (New ...

In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

If the beginning of farming in peninsular India triggered a unique cultural dynamic that led to the formation of a Megalithic ...