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 ...

Archaeologists from the Universities of Manchester and Cardiff have discovered the origins of Arthur’s Stone, one of the UK’s most famous Stone Age monuments ... Dating to the Neolithic period in ...