Axes made from polished flint and stone were important throughout the Neolithic (Late Stone Age) and Early Bronze Age. Fine-grained stone was quarried from hillsides in Cumbria, Wales, Cornwall ...

The site turned out to be an ancient stone grave from the Neolithic period ... A photo shows the trio of weapons ranging from dark red to dull black-gray in color. The complete daggers appear ...

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 ...

“Its stylistic features considerably differ from those of Neolithic human figures in the ... patterns (the only modification made to the stone). “The overall pattern suggests that the artifact ...

While the Paleolithic period involved a nomadic lifestyle and the invention of stone tools, the Neolithic period was ushered in with the development of agriculture and settled communities.

A partial view of the Altar Stone. Scholars estimate it traveled 465 miles or more to reach Salisbury. CC How did Neolithic Britons undertake such an epic feat of transportation? In a paper ...

Alepotrypa Burial Cave in Greece, used 8,000 years ago and later reused by Mycenaeans, contains ancient historical treasures ...

In Neolithic and Early Bronze Age times burials were often covered by earthern mounds or rock cairns. Many of the Neolithic tombs were used for hundreds of years, with mortuary houses built of wood or ...