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.

DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals that European hunter-gatherers may have visited North Africa by boat ...

This open-air structure was likely part of a larger "ritual landscape" used by prehistoric people of the Late Neolithic (New Stone Age) and Early Bronze Age (2600 to 1600 B.C.). "This is an ...

The woman had six fingers on her left hand, a characteristic that in ancient cultures was often interpreted as a sign of distinction and spiritual authority.

Many archaeological discoveries make themselves known to the world by mere accident, and construction workers in Denmark have ...

A new study has revealed that Flagstones in Dorset dates to 3,200 years BC and sheds new light on the origins of monumental architecture during the Neolithic period.

This open-air structure was likely part of a larger "ritual landscape" used by prehistoric people of the Late Neolithic (New Stone Age) and Early Bronze Age (2600 to 1600 B.C.). "This is an ...