The megalithic monuments of the Neolithic era—consisting of large ... “Transporting these rocks and placing them in the building requires advanced knowledge of an emerging science.

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

In short, by the time they embarked on their ambitious building project on the Ness ... Orkney Art Working in stone and bone, Neolithic artists fashioned objects both practical and decorative.

Initially, its similarities to Stonehenge had archeologists and historians assuming that Flagstones must be of a similar date. “Flagstones is an unusual monument; a perfectly circular ditched ...

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is vulnerable to the sea level changes, precipitation changes, and storm intensity and ...

A standing stone was erected next to it and they dug out a ditch 14m/45ft across, with a bank rising next to it to mark it as a sacred space. These Neolithic farmers probably lived at the nearby ...

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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 ...

and completely undisturbed Neolithic deposits. Dr Nick Overton from The University of Manchester, another of the project directors, said “The stone-build architecture found in our excavations reveal a ...

VILLUPURAM: Postgraduate students from the History Department of Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Villupuram, have discovered Neolithic stone tools estimated to be around 5,000 years old and ...