A new project aims to uncover more details about ancient stone monuments believed to have been built by Scotland's first farmers. The Early Neolithic ... will include small-scale excavations ...

Monuments, meanwhile, typically pay homage to figures or events. From the memorials dotting Washington, D.C.'s National Mall to the Communist-era statues in Budapest’s Memento Park, these ...

These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or ... they also built massive tombs and giant stone circles. Some of the monuments and homes they built can still ...

They had Stone ... time to monument building.” It’s also clear that they had plenty of willing hands and strong backs to put to the cause. Estimates of Orkney’s population in Neolithic ...

Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.

Prof Nash concluded: "Wales offers a unique lens into the Neolithic world, providing insights into the lives and beliefs of its first farmers. "These enigmatic stone monuments represent a window ...

Scientists discovered the first of these small, carved stone artifacts in 1995 at a Neolithic site called Rispebjerg on the island of Bornholm, about 112 miles (180 kilometers) southeast of ...

On the western side of the cairn was an entrance to a passage, leading to a small stone chamber ... radically re-write our understanding of the monument, and contribute to new understandings of the ...

The discovery of two neolithic stone circles has strengthened the argument for a "sacred arc" of ancient monuments in Devon. One circle has been compared to Stonehenge, while the second may have ...