| 单词 | Neolithic |
| 例句 | In a few places, however, the Neolithic balance between humans and nature was upset by a new threat, a threat posed not by nature but by people themselves. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout recorded time, and probably since the end of the Neolithic Age, there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High, the Middle, and the Low. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z One prong of it became the Polynesians, who populated the most remote islands of the Pacific and were the greatest seafarers among Neolithic peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Twenty times more Neolithic sites have thereby been discovered in Japan than in the whole of China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z That date is within a thousand years of the beginning of the Neolithic Age and food production in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This brief overview of precolonial North America counteracts the settler-colonial myth of the wandering Neolithic hunter and vast unused and uncharted lands. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z John Joseph Mathews bitterly recalled reporters “enjoying the bizarre impact of wealth on the Neolithic men, with the usual smugness and wisdom of the unlearned.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Thereafter, Chinese-derived crops, Neolithic technology, village living, and pottery similar to that of South China spread into tropical Southeast Asia, probably accompanied by South China’s language families. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It looked like a big gray igloo, but it was a cairn—one of the Neolithic tombs after which Cairnholm was named. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But the Neolithic Revolution placed us on a level at which we might well have remained indefinitely. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Five hundred years later, when Columbus sailed into the Caribbean, the descendants of the world’s Neolithic Revolutions collided, with overwhelming consequences for all. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z About seven thousand years elapsed between the dawn of the Middle Eastern Neolithic and the establishment of Sumer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z After the Neolithic Revolution the rate of change slowed almost to a crawl. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There may be a vast chapter in the development of art here that is largely lost to us simply because Neolithic artists worked in wood or other impermanent materials. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The peculiar pressure that it exerted on human beings between the Neolithic Age and the early twentieth century has disappeared and has been replaced by something quite different. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “The human career,” wrote the historian Ronald Wright, “divides in two: everything before the Neolithic Revolution and everything after it.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The basic cause, we suspect, was that the Neolithic Revolution had been too successful in this area, permitting the local population to grow beyond the available food supply. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And in many parts of the globe, as we saw in the previous chapter, people were content to stay on a “Neolithic plateau.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In every imaginable scenario, they left Eurasia before the first whisper of the Neolithic Revolution. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This Neolithic Revolution probably led, among many other things, to the cultures in the Beni. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Researchers have long known that a second, independent Neolithic Revolution occurred in Mesoamerica. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Jericho heads suggest that some peoples of the Neolithic era believed in a spirit or soul, located in the head, that could survive the death of the body. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Neolithic Revolution progressed at a very much slower pace in Europe. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The exact timing is uncertain—archaeologists keep pushing back the date—but it is now thought to have occurred about ten thousand years ago, not long after the Middle East's Neolithic Revolution. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Indians had expanded their Neolithic revolutions to create a panoply of diverse civilizations across the hemisphere. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, these remains tell us very little, as a rule, of the spiritual condition of Neolithic culture. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Evidently, those first Neolithic occupants of Taiwan had watercraft adequate for deep-sea fishing and for regular sea traffic across Taiwan Strait, separating that island from the China coast. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Thus Neolithic Europe never reached the level of social organization that produced the masonry architecture of Jericho or the dense urban community of Çatal Hüyük. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The problems and pressures faced by historic societies are very different from those that confronted peoples in the Paleolithic or Neolithic eras. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But the most important transformation in human history before the invention of science, the Neolithic Revolution, took place comparatively recently, between 12,000 and 7,000 years ago. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z These processes, which began in the Neolithic era, continued into modern times. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We know all this from the tangible remains of Neolithic settlements that have been uncovered by excavation. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The Neolithic Revolution is the invention of farming, an event whose significance can hardly be overstated. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The discovery and planting of nonshattering grain is thought to have been integral to the Neolithic revolution in the Middle East. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In 2003, though, archaeologists discovered ancient seeds from cultivated squashes in coastal Ecuador, at the foot of the Andes, which may be older than any agricultural remains in Mesoamerica—a third Neolithic Revolution. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Bones of domestic animals were important raw materials for artifacts of Neolithic peoples before the development of metallurgy. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Throughout recorded time, and probably since the end of the Neolithic Age, there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High, the Middle, and the Low. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z What brought the Old Stone Age to a close has been termed the Neolithic Revolution. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Another speckled with grazing sheep and Neolithic stones. ‘Kadian Journal’: A father tries to survive the loss of his son, 14 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z In Neolithic times, labyrinths were scratched into rocks. Flower bed, patio table ... labyrinth? Winding paths are a new backyard trend. 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z My first stop was Choirokoitia, a Neolithic settlement, where the remains of round houses date back nine millennia. Frugal Traveler: Aphrodite and Me: Adventures in Cyprus 2011-07-19T20:30:44Z Each new bequest expands its collection — now more than 15,000 items — which represents every major era and style of ceramics, from the earliest Neolithic urns to the final flowering of the Qing dynasty. Cultured Traveler: In Hong Kong, Rare Chinese Art at Auction 2012-03-23T19:01:32Z The exhibition was a major one, featuring nearly 200 ancient artifacts from around the world, including Neolithic marbles and imposing Roman bronzes, and its title, “Glories of the Past,” was appropriately grand. At the Met, She Holds Court. At Home, She Held 71 Looted Antiquities. 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Homeland Security agents originally confiscated the items, which included ceremonial and mortuary objects, some dating back to the Neolithic period, at the Port of Houston in 2009. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z "Regarding technique and size, it is among the rare and unique works of the Neolithic period in Greece," Manteli said. Very old, charming - er - thing goes on display in Athens 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Orkney is blanketed with the remains of Neolithic communities where subterranean homes were connected by tunnels and lit only by whale-oil lamps. Scotland’s Orkney Islands: remote rewards far from the maddening crowds 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z In addition to this, Mr. Niles draws little figures, mostly in red outline, with childlike or Neolithic simplicity. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z There are medieval Moorish castles, Neolithic cave paintings in red hues, deep gorges with cascading rivers, wild orchids and ancient oak trees. In Southern Spain, a Pilgrimage (and a Party Too) 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Barely veiled by the somber setting, a marriage of Neolithic skeletons and contemporary fabrics by way of riffs on medieval armor, is a dully rote telling of this ambiguous story. Review: A Conductor Sets Munich’s Ashen ‘Parsifal’ Aflame 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z They marked Neolithic burial grounds in what is now Scotland, guided nautical travels in Scandinavia, and served as shrines to the Inca goddess Pachamama in Peru. People Are Stacking Too Many Stones 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement was unearthed when the “natural cycle had been interrupted. Across a mere fifteen or twenty years the ancient dunes had collapsed, and the vegetation had vanished.” Review | In ‘Surfacing,’ Kathleen Jamie ponders the natural world and our place in it 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z In New York’s Phoenix Ancient Art gallery, the abstract, smoothly contoured marble Neolithic mother goddess is as modern and abstract as a Brancusi, and the bronze, fourth century B.C. Salon Art + Design, a Fair With Wit, Cheek, History 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “It is the only survivor of a clump of pines on Raddon Top, an imposing site of bronze age and Neolithic remains,” he says. Tree of the week: 'I whispered to the Lone Pine, asking it to hold on until we returned' 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Typically, Valentine — an exceptionally genial excavator of half-forgotten and eccentric books — looks at more than Shanks’s account of humanity’s reversion to Neolithic barbarism. Review | Forget the bestseller list: These lesser-known works deserve your attention 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z In “Sehnsucht,” a dementedly daffy piece of fun from the theater company TV, at Jack, that yearning colors every moment, from the Neolithic era to the 17th century and right up to our time. Review: ‘Sehnsucht’ Navigates the Inexact Science of Nostalgia 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z That was way too advance for someone who lived at the end of Neolithic age. Persian Cuisine, Fragrant and Rich With Symbolism 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Valletta’s National Museum of Archaeology, occupying a classic 1571 building, displays Maltese treasures dating back to 5000 B.C., in the Neolithic period. Malta, the island nation just below Sicily, is an increasingly popular stopover 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Inspired by a tour of labyrinths the family took in Britain, Mr. Handelsman began to plant blueberries in a double spiral shape, he said, “that was a common image in the Neolithic period.” House Proud: Jared Handelsman and Portia Munson Make Their Own Museum at Home 2012-09-19T21:51:29Z To do this, the film takes the viewer through a global history of poverty from Neolithic times to today – compressing 10,000 years of history into 58 minutes. Top 5 investigative videos of the week: “Poverty is what makes the rich rich” 2013-06-02T13:00:00Z After all, tattoos and piercings are commonplace, even celebrated as far back as the Neolithic period. Motherlode Blog: A Son 'Cuts,' and a Father Struggles 2013-02-05T14:26:41Z But there are no signs of a conflict; either the Neolithic farmers mixed peacefully with the Mesolithic foragers, or the foragers themselves imported agriculture, took those log boats to the east and returned. Jane Smiley Explores Ancient Ireland’s Mysterious Tombs 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z And while it is too short for a life-size depiction of the human figure, it is bigger than most Neolithic statues, which are rarely found over 35 cm tall. Very old, charming - er - thing goes on display in Athens 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Khosrova writes that butter is believed to hark back to the Neolithic era. Our messed-up relationship with food has a long history. It started with butter. 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Many date back 6,000 years to the Neolithic age, while others include clay and bronze artifacts, human skulls and the ruins of habitations from the Roman, Hellenistic, Hittite, Byzantine and Babylonian periods. ArtsBeat: Cultural Preservation Groups Ask Obama to Protect Syrian Heritage Sites 2013-09-11T21:23:55Z IN the Stone Age, Neolithic man prized gold for its luminous color and malleability. Tiffany?s Rubedo Line Stirs Debate Over Meaning of Metal 2012-04-04T22:23:49Z Another, “Untitled 91101,” overlays physics equations on a painting of Neolithic pottery. ‘COLLIDING WORLDS: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Redefining Contemporary Art’ Drawing on recent experiments, Neolithic burials, eclectic myths and global literature, Slingerland teases out the evolutionary advantages and enduring benefits of getting blitzed. A History of Getting Hammered, and Why Some of Us Should Keep Doing It 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z On a Neolithic ewer from Confucius’ native Shandong Province it’s closer to a light beige. Asia Week Art in Manhattan Galleries 2010-03-25T22:02:00Z Stone circles were built from the late Neolithic period to the early Bronze Age. Beyond Stonehenge, searching for Britain’s stone circles If a Neolithic family were somehow magicked into the 21st century, they'd still be able to find their way around their old sites here. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z You get all keyed up for a gem of Neolithic history and when you finally arrive you realise that it's just a bunch of rocks standing up in a field. Where not to spend your bank holiday: a guide to Britain's worst days out 2011-08-20T23:06:23Z There is a whole chapter on the Burren region of County Clare; and yet a historical sweep that takes us from the Neolithic to the future. Turned Out Nice by Marek Kohn ? review 2011-07-07T08:16:00Z There are tours to the Neolithic sites, but the freedom of roaming the Valley of the Boyne is inspiring, too. Jane Smiley Explores Ancient Ireland’s Mysterious Tombs 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z This show places art from the last century or so right next to Paleolithic and Neolithic works. Mark These Dates: A Wave of Art Is Coming Your Way 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z It was the swooping white canopy erected over the main excavation at Gobekli Tepe, a group of Neolithic structures up to 11,400 years old in southeastern Turkey. In Sanliurfa, the Silk Road Meets the Stone Age 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z It took Neolithic builders nearly 1,500 years to complete Stonehenge, the outdoor enclosure of nearly 100 enormous upright stones on Salisbury Plain in the south of England. The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The setting It's quite a hike, but worth the trip: sweeping beaches, rich history with Neolithic remains, rolling greenery and shifting light, refracting the swift weather changes. Scotland's best classical music festivals 2012-05-25T21:45:07Z Fowler says agriculture faces “its most severe set of challenges since the Neolithic period.” Dispelling myths around the Arctic Circle’s famed ‘doomsday’ seed vault 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z At Maeshowe, a grass-covered mound that encases a Neolithic tomb marked up with 12th-century Norse Runes, the sheep that stood between us and the burial chamber fell to our raiding swords. On the Nordic Trail in Scotland 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Herzog employed 3-D to bring the contours of Neolithic wall paintings to life in his documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Wenders' Pina: Dance Crazy 2011-12-29T09:58:22Z Twenty reconstructed lake homes depict life in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Everything Is Bigger at Open-Air Museums 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Occasionally, as with the depiction of Paris during Neolithic times, some guesswork was involved. ‘Paris 3D,’ a Digital Model of the French Capital 2013-01-09T22:25:41Z Recently, the remains of a Neolithic human settlement were discovered at the Avenue’s other end, near a circular timber counterpart to Stonehenge. Stonehenge at Dawn, Inside the Circle 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The oldest objects that might be game boards are fragmented stone tablets with parallel rows of holes; they date from the Neolithic age, between six and twelve thousand years ago, but their purpose is unclear. What We Learn from One of the World’s Oldest Board Games 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z He is represented by a group of Neolithic earthenware pots that he has double-dunked in bright, brash housepaint. East Asian sculptors reshape tradition 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The Neolithic people even created an ingenious system of giant stone slabs on pivots, allowing them to be opened and closed like modern doors. Scotland’s Orkney Islands: remote rewards far from the maddening crowds 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Occasionally I came across a fragment of Whitby jet that I thought might be a Neolithic arrowhead. Holloway by Robert Macfarlane, Stanley Donwood, Dan Richards – review 2013-07-19T07:00:01Z Upright shapes referred to as wafers have rippling surfaces more akin to Carr’s water crackers, and theyintimate gravestones and sometimes even Neolithic hand axes. Review: ‘Ron Nagle: Five O’Clock Shadow,’ Delicacy and Tension on a Small Scale 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Each year thousands of people travel to the Neolithic monument for the occasion. Thousands descend on Britain's ancient Stonehenge for winter solstice 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The tables around us were filled with strange shells, bones and Neolithic pottery. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z The construction technique has been used in Neolithic villages, Sumerian temples and Nubian fortresses. These Books Move Heaven and Earth 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z What highly praised non-fiction book this year contained this line: "I slept that night in a Neolithic dormitory on a seabed of chalk"? The 2012 books quiz of the year 2012-12-21T23:45:21Z Prehistoric artifacts Mr. Soulages found at age 16 or 17 during an archaeological excavation of a burial chamber from the Neolithic period are part of the museum’s permanent collection. Black Is Still the Only Color for Pierre Soulages 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z In “Matalla Moon”—named after a series of Neolithic sandstone caves on the Greek island of Crete, which Mitchell also writes about in her song “Carey”—she ends with a goofy, mischievous verse: Joni Mitchell Discusses Her New Book of Early Songs and Drawings 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z "Ever since the Neolithic, the world has had an unquenchable thirst for water," says Mithen. Beyond the Blue Horizon by Brian Fagan; Thirst by Steven Mithen – review 2012-09-29T23:05:06Z It roves busily back and forth through time, unpicking the complex history of British woodland from the Neolithic period to the present day. Gossip from the Forest by Sara Maitland – review 2012-10-27T23:25:11Z One of the most well-known is Stonehenge, the Neolithic monument on England’s Salisbury Plain. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Preserved in the mud are footprints and hoof-prints of Neolithic settlements. Strands – A Year of Discoveries on the Beach by Jean Sprackland – review 2012-07-27T21:45:12Z In an Anatolian village, he tries Kavilca wheat, a grain first domesticated by Neolithic farmers. ‘Eating to Extinction’ Is a Celebration of Rare Foods and a Warning About the Future 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The West Kennet Long Barrow dates to around 3,650 BC and has been described by archaeologists as being typical of the Early Neolithic period. Group caught having BBQs on West Kennet Long Barrow 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z It is believed to be a type of tomb only previously recorded 12 other times in Orkney - islands famed for Neolithic archaeology - and considered to be the "pinnacle" of Neolithic engineering in Scotland. Skeletons discovered in rare 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z To date, most of the dozen or so prehistoric family trees from Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe suggest patrilocality. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Their findings reveal that pigment was ground and processed on a much larger scale than previously assumed, suggesting there may have been more painted Neolithic rock art than the few surviving panels suggest. Analysis of grinding tools reveals plant, pigment and bone processing in Neolithic Northern Saudi Arabia 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z It is one of the most emblematic prehistoric archaeological sites of the Iberian Peninsula due to the rare preservation of organic materials, which until this study had only been attributed to the Neolithic. Oldest hunter-gatherer basketry in southern Europe, 9,500 years old 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z They date to the Neolithic period, making them older than the 5,500-year-old leather shoes discovered in a cave in Armenia back in 2008. Europe's oldest shoe found in Spanish bat cave 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The first of these periods, which corresponds to the Neolithic, coincides with a spread in the use of dolmens designed for collective burials. Ritual use of human remains dating from the Neolithic 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The complex family tree of a Neolithic clan buried in a chambered tomb called Hazleton North shows the promise of DNA to reveal ancient relationships. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z In recent years, studies have revealed that the now-arid region of northern Arabia was once much wetter and greener, providing Neolithic human populations with access to both water and game. Analysis of grinding tools reveals plant, pigment and bone processing in Neolithic Northern Saudi Arabia 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z According to its website, it has about 23,000 Chinese objects, spanning from the Neolithic age to the present. China state media calls for British Museum to return artefacts 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Among the insights they made was the discovery that men in these Neolithic families lived and married near their home, while women came from communities elsewhere. In a Stone Age Community, Women Moved While Men Stayed with Family 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The work advances our knowledge of the funerary rites that took place as of the Neolithic by documenting how prehistoric societies modified human bones to make use of them. Ritual use of human remains dating from the Neolithic 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z It came to an end 6,000 years later when farming arrived in Britain and the Neolithic period began. Nationally significant Mesolithic pits found on Houghton Regis building site 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The present aridity of the region, however, preserves little organic matter, making a reconstruction of the Neolithic lifestyle difficult. Analysis of grinding tools reveals plant, pigment and bone processing in Neolithic Northern Saudi Arabia 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z It might seem unlikely, but a visit to an ancient Neolithic site in the County Tyrone countryside can evolve into a journey through time and space. Beaghmore: The ancient stones, the night sky and giant trolls 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Stockhammer, who did not participate in the research, notes that the work could revolutionize the way we think about families in the Neolithic. In a Stone Age Community, Women Moved While Men Stayed with Family 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Since then, Turchin and his colleagues have created a database of roughly 300 cases of crisis, stretching from the Neolithic Age to the present, with what he calls "good data" on about 100 of them. Hope in "End Times": Peter Turchin's analysis of our coming collapse could help us avoid it 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z He and his colleague have assembled a database of about 100 cases of crisis from the Neolithic to the present, with data on another 200 still being worked on. Welcome to the "End Times": Peter Turchin saw this coming — and says we can still prevent collapse 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z These distinctive traces were also identified on the Neolithic grinding tools, allowing the scientists to determine which materials were being processed. Analysis of grinding tools reveals plant, pigment and bone processing in Neolithic Northern Saudi Arabia 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The site and the surrounding bog indicate the area was occupied from Neolithic times through to the Bronze Age. Beaghmore: The ancient stones, the night sky and giant trolls 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Other remains in the Neolithic cemetery at Gurgy either represented more distant relatives or were unrelated to the two families. In a Stone Age Community, Women Moved While Men Stayed with Family 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Researchers said this strain of the plague - the late Neolithic and Bronze Age lineage - was most likely brought into Central and Western Europe around 4800 BP by humans expanding into Eurasia. Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Was the Neolithic Revolution an example of modern humans making progress? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The researchers also found evidence of pigment processing, which they argue may be linked to Neolithic paintings. Analysis of grinding tools reveals plant, pigment and bone processing in Neolithic Northern Saudi Arabia 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z “Similar to our research on the mustatils, this paper demonstrates that even 7,000 years ago, people of the Neolithic were able to design and construct monumental structures that utilized the landscape,” he says. Stone Engravings of Mysterious Ancient Megastructures May Be World's Oldest 'Blueprints' 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Neolithic villages did not remain inhabited for long. In a Stone Age Community, Women Moved While Men Stayed with Family 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Kuitems hopes to firm up one in the sixth millennium B.C.E., which may allow her to precisely date an undisclosed Neolithic site in Europe. Marking time: Cosmic ray storms can pin precise dates on history from ancient Egypt to the Vikings 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z How might groups living in Neolithic settlements like Jericho or Çatalhöyük have thought of hunter- gatherer communities living around them? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Those findings led to the realization that Neolithic social networks were much larger and settlements were more complex than originally thought. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Earlier still, the remains of a Neolithic woman found at Ballynahatty near Belfast show that she carried a different variant also associated with an increased risk of the disorder. Haemochromatosis: Calls for more testing for 'Celtic Curse' in NI 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Whether the social mores of Gurgy applied to other Neolithic communities in Western Europe is unknown. In a Stone Age Community, Women Moved While Men Stayed with Family 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Others showed pink shades filling the sky behind the Neolithic site of Stonehenge in England and above the sharp cliffs on the coast of Ireland. In a Rare Show, the Northern Lights Brightened the U.K. Night 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z This same region saw the rise of the first urban areas in the Neolithic Age, often called Neolithic cities. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Two huge Neolithic monuments in Yorkshire which have been described as "the Stonehenge of the North" have been gifted to the nation. Yorkshire's 'Stonehenge of the North' gifted to the nation 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “His work spans an area from Greece to Afghanistan, from the Neolithic to the Persian period,” Elizabeth Simpson, an archaeologist and historian, wrote in the introduction of an essay collection about his work. Oscar White Muscarella, archaeologist who exposed looted artifacts and fakes, dies at 91 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z A crowd of people watched the sunrise at the ancient Neolithic monument following the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. 'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Increased fertility is an important reason farming overtook hunting and gathering in the Neolithic age, the time spanning roughly 12,000 to 6,500 years ago. New Human Metabolism Research Upends Conventional Wisdom about How We Burn Calories 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z As early as 7000 BCE, a Neolithic settlement appeared in modern Pakistan, at a site today known as Mehrgarh, whose inhabitants engaged in long-distance trade, grew barley, and raised goats and sheep. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A stone panel carved some 10,500 years ago by Neolithic hunter-gatherers in what is now southern Turkey is the region’s oldest known example of a story told in art, an archaeologist claimed this week. News at a glance: Snags in emissions monitoring, negotiations on biodiversity, and a drug for sleeping sickness 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Now, a recently discovered carving offers a glimpse into the beliefs, fears, and stories shared by these Neolithic Anatolians. Prehistoric carvings depict showdowns between humans and beasts 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z It has traces of inhabitation dating back to the Neolithic period, and its towns have the relaxed vibes of a caravan rest stop. Qatar’s World Cup Showcases New Ties With Saudi Arabia, but Scars Remain 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z As a teenager he went on archaeological digs of his own, helping to excavate a Neolithic burial chamber and unearth artifacts that were preserved at a museum. Pierre Soulages, French painter with a palette of black, dies at 102 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Comparable Neolithic settlements in China emerged around 8000 BCE along the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, where people cultivated millet and rice. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Lines of stones he found under the bog turned out to be field walls, relics of a previously unknown, sophisticated Neolithic farming culture, older than Egypt’s pyramids. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Initially, researchers assumed Neolithic people pooled resources to construct a one-of-a-kind site for mass rituals. Prehistoric carvings depict showdowns between humans and beasts 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Their genetic story starts with the early days of farming, a period known as the Neolithic. ‘Phenomenal’ ancient DNA data set provides clues to origin of farming and early languages 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z For example, you can imagine multigenerational households and gatherings, with grandparents in Neolithic China or Medieval England bouncing their grandchildren on their knees and telling them stories about their own childhoods decades before. Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z But around 10,000 BCE, as the Neolithic Revolution was getting underway in parts of southwestern Asia, much of North Africa including Egypt was lush, wet, and dotted with lakes. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "Our work seeks to restore it to its rightful place in the story of Neolithic Britain". Dig to unlock mysteries of 'Arthur's Stone' in Herefordshire 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Archaeologists and community members had previously discovered finds of Neolithic, Iron Age, Roman and medieval origins at the hillfort. Cardiff: Archaeological dig uncovers earliest house in city 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Unlike the Neolithic Stonehenge builders, the planners who laid out Manhattan did not mean to channel the sun. EXPLAINER: When is Manhattanhenge? Where can you see it? 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Stonehenge was built between 5,000 and 3,500 years ago on a windswept plain in southwest England by a sun-worshipping Neolithic culture. Crowds mark summer solstice at ancient Stonehenge monument 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z It was some time before the Iron Age farmers came to dominate their Neolithic contemporaries. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The stone slabs, set in the hills above Herefordshire's Golden Valley, form a Neolithic burial chamber. Dig to unlock mysteries of 'Arthur's Stone' in Herefordshire 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A common interest in this Neolithic flowering had helped him bond with Novak Djokovic, he said: “Novak is a man with many interests, including the real history of the Balkan region, and so am I.” Bosnia on the Brink 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z While the purpose of the site is unknown, English Heritage has concluded that “there must have been a spiritual reason why Neolithic and Bronze Age people put so much effort into building it.” Queen Elizabeth II’s image was projected onto Stonehenge. Cue the controversy. 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Dogs had lived in the region before, but the first Neolithic farmers, who arrived in the area from Anatolia and the Middle East, brought a new breed with them. Early dogs may have doubled in size to protect livestock 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z In these locations, early Neolithic societies grew crops of sorghum, yams, watermelons, and African rice. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The earliest known settlements in the area around Dunfermline probably date as far back as the Neolithic period and it has numerous royal links. Dunfermline to become Scotland's eighth city 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Domesticated dogs, by contrast, evolved to eat the starch-rich diets that were common for canines who lived alongside humans during the Neolithic era. A new study unspools the dingo's mysterious origins 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Archaeologists unearthed evidence of at least 58 Neolithic cattle in northern Dublin. Science News Briefs from around the World: April 2022 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Isotope analysis of the teeth of Neolithic sheep, which can reveal ancient diets, suggests that, as time went on, they grazed higher in the mountains. Early dogs may have doubled in size to protect livestock 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z This shift in strategy inaugurated the Neolithic Age. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Israel Museum has removed Steinhardt’s name from the labels of two Neolithic masks exhibited in its galleries. Artifacts seized from U.S. billionaire returned to Israel 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z By the beginning of the Neolithic Age, glaciers had retreated to roughly the same area they now occupy. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. 9,000-year-old shrine discovered in Jordanian desert 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert: A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan's eastern desert. World Digest: Feb. 22, 2022 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z This is just one example of a people choosing a means of survival apart from the Neolithic Revolution. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as “desert kites,” or mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter. Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z This discovery would usher in the Neolithic Revolution, or the agricultural revolution—the far-reaching changes in human life resulting from the beginnings of farming. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as “desert kites,” or mass traps that are believed to have been used to gather wild gazelles to be killed for food. 9,000-year-old shrine discovered in Jordanian desert 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as "desert kites," or mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter. World Digest: Feb. 22, 2022 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Along the Danube River valley in Europe, Neolithic settlements began to emerge around 6000 BCE, likely having adopted cereal farming from the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The researchers said in a statement that the shrine “sheds an entire new light on the symbolism, artistic expression as well as spiritual culture of these hitherto unknown Neolithic populations.” Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Neolithic people in many parts of the world independently developed agriculture, as the map at the right shows. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Neolithic graves in Britain with human bones are quite rare. British archaeologists found a 5,000-year-old drum and three children locked in a neolithic embrace 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Carbon dating has since indicated it to be more than 5,000 years old, meaning it had come from someone who lived in the late British Neolithic period - the end of the Stone Age. The 5,000-year-old human bone found in the Thames 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z From the remains of Neolithic settlements we can get a sense of life at this important moment in our species’ history. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Museum of London, which Mr Hunt hopes will become the eventual home for the bone, has a fragment of a Neolithic skull which is dated between 3645 and 3600 BC. The 5,000-year-old human bone found in the River Thames 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z The New Stone Age, or Neolithic Age, began about 8000 B.C. and ended as early as 3000 B.C. in some areas. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There are Neolithic pathways up to 12,000 years old, and Bronze Age burial sites as well as the remains of more modern settlements and industrial activities. Climate change threatening buried UK treasures 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The Neolithic tomb, or "cairn", at Hazleton North in Gloucestershire has two L-shaped chambers, one facing north and the other south. World's oldest family tree created using DNA 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z In which location did the Neolithic Revolution take place first? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z When the newcomers arrived, the existing British population traced most of its ancestry to people who arrived at the end of the Neolithic, around the time Stonehenge was being built. Ancient mass-migration linked to British genes 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s all gray stone houses and Neolithic stone circles — and dreich weather. Harnessing the energy of the ocean to power homes, planes and whisky distilleries This language family’s beginnings were traced to Neolithic millet farmers in the Liao River valley, an area encompassing parts of the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Jilin and the region of Inner Mongolia. Japanese-Korean-Turkish language group traced to farmers in ancient China 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z He gained a following on social media after posting videos and tutorials on subjects including how to skin and cook animals, making Neolithic tools, shooting arrows, and making clothes. Will Lord: Suffolk man teaches prehistoric survival skills from cave 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Neolithic settlements depended upon the transition to agricultural production to sustain their populations. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On the negative side, as anthropologist Jared Diamond argued in a famous 1999 Discoverarticle, the Neolithic transformation spawned disease, malnutrition, and gross economic inequality. Climate-change transition in the Age of Billionaires 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z But the study clearly demonstrates that somehow or other, European’s inflammatory responses to pathogens did change dramatically during the Neolithic, Lachance says. How ancient farmers throttled their immune systems to survive 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Among the artifacts unearthed at the legendary 1983 archaeological dig in Jordan’s Ain Ghazal were a number of small creatures from the Neolithic period, some of the earliest objects of their kind ever found. The Ceramists Crafting Miniature Menageries 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The study’s authors found that the plant was a “primarily multipurpose crop” grown about 12,000 years ago during the early Neolithic period, probably for fiber and medicinal uses. Where Does Weed Come From? A New Study Suggests East Asia. 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z The Neolithic cities of Jericho and Çatalhöyük were some of the earliest to emerge. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The man was buried with three others at a Neolithic burial site in Latvia by the side of the River Salac, which flows into the Baltic Sea. 5,000-year-old man was 'oldest plague victim' 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The Neolithic Revolution was a “turning point” in the evolution of immune responses to infectious disease, according to a paper published today in eLife. How ancient farmers throttled their immune systems to survive 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Its first part was built about 5,000 years ago and its stone circle was placed there in the late Neolithic period, in about 2500 BC. Stonehenge tunnel: What does it mean for World Heritage Site? 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “The suggestion that even early on they were also very concerned with fiber and even intoxicants is interesting. It would bring to question what were the priorities of these Neolithic societies.” Where Does Weed Come From? A New Study Suggests East Asia. 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z A few thousand years later in the Americas, Neolithic settlements sprang up in both Mesoamerica and the Andes Mountains region. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z King Arthur Pendragon, posted on his Facebook page that he will still be at the Neolithic site. Stonehenge summer solstice event cancelled for a second year 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The study is exciting because it clearly shows that the population frequencies of genes regulating inflammation “change strongly from the beginning of the Neolithic,” says molecular anthropologist Ben Krause-Kyora of Kiel University. How ancient farmers throttled their immune systems to survive 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z They are thought to date to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, and include images of deer. 'Extremely rare' prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Dr de Jersey said the bones were likely to be from a Neolithic burial site and were in an "odd arrangement". Prehistoric human bones in Guernsey discovered by coastal walker 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Thanks to the Neolithic Revolution, which secured a stable food source and stimulated population growth, people began living in settled communities along the Indus River valley as a new early civilization developed. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z By comparison, a Neolithic, Iron Age, Roman or Saxon farmer would be doing at least double that, she believes. The real reason humans are the dominant species 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z One Neolithic woman still wore an ivory bangle. The pandemic has left a huge cache of dinosaur bones stuck in the Sahara 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Kilmartin Glen is viewed as one of the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. 'Extremely rare' prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Humans in the Neolithic period, around 4,000 to 5,0000 years ago, did "odd and interesting things" with bones, including removing them from burial sites for cremation or rearrangement, Dr de Jersey explained. Prehistoric human bones in Guernsey discovered by coastal walker 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z More than twenty sites that produced unique Neolithic cultures have been found in China. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Although several circular monuments were surveyed and excavated, none was found to be Neolithic. Was Stonehenge a ‘Secondhand’ Monument? 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z The Neolithic Britons were literally carrying the weight of their ancestors with them across the realm. 3-ton parts of Stonehenge may have been carried from earlier monuments 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Other mysteries remain, including how Neolithic architects were able to transport the 20-tonne stones. Daily Briefing: NASA’s Perseverance rover blasts off for Mars 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z In the Stone Age, also called the Neolithic period, humans made unprecedented moves to gather in large settlements with up to 10,000 people in close quarters with animals and virtually no sanitation. Ancient teeth show history of epidemics is much older than we thought 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z China’s Neolithic cultures are notable for their independent growth and regional diversity, and for the differences between those in the north and those in the south. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In short, the Neolithic revolution owes some credit to goats. Why some cities are turning to goats to fight fires 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z His team found a wealth of pig bones at Durrington Walls, a Neolithic site close to Stonehenge. 3-ton parts of Stonehenge may have been carried from earlier monuments 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z The experts note that the figurines point to an artistic change that was occurring during the early Neolithic period. Mysterious relics from prehistoric cult that dug up their dead discovered 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Bronze Age men are consistently adorned, buried, and depicted in artwork differently from women—a pattern not seen among their Neolithic predecessors. Ancient DNA reveals a Bronze Age bias for male horses 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z There were distinctive Neolithic cultures in the east and west of China. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z They were analyzing ancient bones to sequence 42 genomes of Neolithic Irish farmers as part of a project to reconstruct the entire genetic history of Ireland. DNA of ‘Irish Pharaoh’ Sheds Light on Ancient Tomb Builders 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “This astonishing discovery offers us new insights into the lives and beliefs of our Neolithic ancestors,” he said. Massive structure near Stonehenge discovered 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Archaeologists have another reason to rejoice after the discovery nearby of a giant Neolithic structure. Vast neolithic circle of deep shafts found near Stonehenge 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Tests suggest the ground works are Neolithic and were excavated more than 4,500 years ago. Neolithic monument discovered near Stonehenge 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Increasing exchange between Neolithic cultures and the prominence of war may also have led to greater social differentiation. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It is one of the most remarkable of Neolithic monumental sites in all of Europe. DNA of ‘Irish Pharaoh’ Sheds Light on Ancient Tomb Builders 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Traditionally about 10,000 people gather at the Neolithic monument in Wiltshire, on or around 21 June, to watch the sun rise on the longest day of the year. Solstice revellers urged not to head to Stonehenge 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z It's part of a tradition of elaborate monuments built with large stones, or megaliths, in Atlantic Europe during the Neolithic. DNA study reveals Ireland's age of 'god-kings' 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The authors’ findings address key issues, such as the insularity of Ireland’s Mesolithic population, the immigration of Neolithic farming groups and the farmers’ relationship with the indigenous Irish Mesolithic fisher-hunter-foragers. Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z In Egypt, agricultural technologies were introduced from southwest Asia, where the Neolithic Revolution first occurred. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The newly sequenced genomes from Newgrange and other Irish tombs are part of a wider re-evaluation of the Neolithic era, which is marked by the advent of agriculture. DNA from ancient Irish tomb reveals incest and an elite class that ruled early farmers 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Neolithic wood walkways above marshes in England date back some 6,000 years. 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: June 2020 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z The Irish elites were established during Neolithic times, when people first started farming. DNA study reveals Ireland's age of 'god-kings' 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Thus, there is no evidence to support some archaeologists’ assertion7 that Mesolithic groups were responsible for introducing the Neolithic farming lifestyle to Ireland. Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z How did the Neolithic Revolution affect African societies? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Neolithic settlers who arrived in Ireland around 3700 B.C.E. were the westernmost limit of that expansion. DNA from ancient Irish tomb reveals incest and an elite class that ruled early farmers 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z I was traveling to Tianshui, a city with roots in the Neolithic era, near one of the oldest archaeological sites in northwestern China, where remains dating back to 5000 B.C. have been discovered. A Poetic Journey Through Western China 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Clearly, Neolithic farmers sometimes integrated the hunters into their communities. DNA study reveals Ireland's age of 'god-kings' 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z These people were genetically affiliated to the Neolithic population in Britain, and their roots lie in continental Europe. Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Yet those groups that did become agriculturalists experienced a degree of population growth and labor specialization that ultimately allowed for the establishment of a number of sophisticated Neolithic settlements. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Most Irish Neolithic settlements are small scale, with houses of roughly equal size. DNA from ancient Irish tomb reveals incest and an elite class that ruled early farmers 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Neolithic people who lived near China’s coast, whether in the northeast or southeast, shared some ancestry with ancient individuals from coastal sites in southeast Asia and Japan. Ancient human genomes shed new light on East Asia's history 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Incidents include the daubing of a Neolithic burial chamber with animal blood and bluestone fragments from rocks linking Pembrokeshire with Stonehenge being sold online. Patrols aim to tackle heritage crime in Wales 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z The authors clarify Neolithic population dynamics and familial linkages in Ireland through the analysis of individuals from a variety of burial contexts spanning the fourth millennium bc and extending into the mid-third millennium bc. Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z These were areas with an abundance of water, access to fertile grasslands, and a variety of edible plants and animals for gathering and hunting, and Neolithic settlements proliferated. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As seen in Neolithic graves across Europe, their burials show little sign of hierarchy. DNA from ancient Irish tomb reveals incest and an elite class that ruled early farmers 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Neolithic individuals from Fujian and islands in the Taiwan Strait were closely related to ancient islanders from Vanuatu in remote Oceania, Fu’s team found. Ancient human genomes shed new light on East Asia's history 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z The recalibration was especially dramatic in the case of Neolithic ruins in remote parts of Western Europe, for which no other historical documentation existed. The Past and the Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z A recently published10 analysis of DNA samples from Neolithic French farmers lends support to this scenario, revealing that some of these individuals shared elements of this ‘Iberian’ or ‘Mediterranean’ genetic signature. Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Two related but different Neolithic cultures arose: one in the Nile delta, where the river runs into the Mediterranean, and the other upriver and to the south of this location. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Additional DNA from more than 40 people buried at other Neolithic sites, including three passage tombs, supports the existence of a close-knit elite. DNA from ancient Irish tomb reveals incest and an elite class that ruled early farmers 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The monumental Neolithic passage grave at Newgrange is aligned with sunrise around the time of the winter solstice, and Maes Howe on Orkney is lined up with sunset on that day. The religious case for Christmas is well known. But there’s a scientific one too | Alice Roberts 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z When I was a teen-ager, I spent a summer wandering the Highlands and islands of Scotland, looking at Neolithic ruins as old as Methuselah. The Past and the Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z But many pieces of the genetic jigsaw are still missing, and more analyses of Neolithic French individuals will be needed to settle the question of the origins of Ireland’s first farmers. Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z While domesticated animals were available to farmers, meat consumption among Neolithic communities was significantly lower than among hunter-gatherers. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But “social difference in the Neolithic, when it occurs, was often relatively short lived.” DNA from ancient Irish tomb reveals incest and an elite class that ruled early farmers 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “But what is interesting is that there was this kind of approach of coastal protection even in the Neolithic,” he said. Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The study, published Wednesday in the Public Library of Science One journal, said the Neolithic era village, called Tel Hreiz, was abandoned and eventually swallowed by the sea. Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z At the dawn of the Neolithic era, a woman discarded a lump of ancient chewing gum made from birch tar into a shallow, brackish lagoon that drew fishers to the coast of southern Denmark. Discarded Neolithic chewing gum helps recreate image of ancient Dane 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z A number of these Neolithic settlements emerged in Europe, the Near East, China, Pakistan, and beyond. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In Jared Diamond’s blunt assessment, the Neolithic revolution was “the worst mistake in the history of the human race”. ‘Humans were not centre stage’: how ancient cave art puts us in our place 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The study, published Wednesday in the Public Library of Science One journal, said the Neolithic era village, called Tel Hreiz, was abandoned and eventually swallowed by the sea. Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z While seas were rising at a faster rate during the Neolithic period than they are today, the causes were much different, according to co-author Jonathan Benjamin from Flinders University in Australia. Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The town is arranged like a living museum, in the shadow of limestone cliffs, with remnants of its past settlers — Neolithic, Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman — strewn delightfully about for visitors. A Turkish dam is about to flood one of the oldest continuously settled places on Earth 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Far to the south of Çatalhöyük, in the Jordan River valley east of Jerusalem, was an even older Neolithic city, Jericho. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z All this cave painting, migrating and repainting came to an end roughly 12,000 years ago, with what has been applauded as the “Neolithic revolution”. ‘Humans were not centre stage’: how ancient cave art puts us in our place 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z While seas were rising at a faster rate during the Neolithic period than they are today, the causes were much different, according to co-author Jonathan Benjamin from Flinders University in Australia. Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z “But what is interesting is that there was this kind of approach of coastal protection even in the Neolithic,” he said. Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Also found nearby was an isolated cremation burial dating to the Middle Neolithic. Hundreds of archaeological sites, dating from Stone Age to 19th century, unearthed in Northern Ireland 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z It was likely the wealth of these resources that allowed the Natufian groups to settle there, only later adopting agriculture and building Neolithic settlements. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Ms Blakenham noted: "In a complete break with the English tradition of romantic landscape, these shapes are uncompromisingly man-made, closer in spirit to Neolithic tumuli than to Capability Brown or Repton." The man whose architecture uplifted the dying 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z They were members of Central European farming communities that spanned from the late Neolithic period through the Bronze Age—or from around 2800 B.C. through 1300 B.C. Ancient Teeth Reveal Social Stratification Dates Back to Bronze Age Societies 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Otzi, the Neolithic man whose frozen body was found in the Italian Alps in 1991, had birch fungus on his tool belt that may have been used to treat intestinal parasites. The gospel of mushrooms: how foraging became hip 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z This Neolithic settlement, occupied from roughly 3100-2500BC, features a network of stone buildings. Climate change endangers Scotland's archaeological treasures 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Many of these materials came from great distances away, indicating that the settlement engaged in some type of long-distance trade, as did other Neolithic settlements. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It's also possible that there were other containers used during Neolithic times as baby bottles, but there is no definitive proof. 3,000-year-old 'baby bottle' discovered in Germany 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z During the Neolithic, some humans began to move away from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle towards one that depended on crops and domesticated animals. Early Europeans bottle-fed babies with animal milk 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Some 7,000 years ago in Neolithic Europe, human lifestyles underwent a profound shift. Prehistoric babies fed animal milk in bottles 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z When not scraping through layers of time and materiality, Jamie explores the store of finds — the biggest assemblage of Neolithic objects found in Britain. Climate and crisis: what survives 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z The earliest Neolithic settlements in China, from around 8000 BCE, were located along two of its major rivers, the Yellow and the Yangtze. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Archaeologists also recently discovered a huge Neolithic settlement near Jerusalem, which they say is one of the largest ever found. 4,500-year-old copper dagger, ancient artifacts, discovered at burial cave in northern Israel 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Some of the earliest known pottery vessels of a suitable size and shape for use in feeding infants are from the Neolithic period. Early Europeans bottle-fed babies with animal milk 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z However, previous studies of the genetics of Neolithic Europeans show that they lacked this mutation. Earliest evidence of milk consumption 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The Neolithic and Bronze Age dwellings at Links of Noltland have been exposed over decades by ferocious winds. Climate and crisis: what survives 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z Sites with permanent settlement, the practice of agriculture, the use of pottery, and other characteristics associated with particular Neolithic cultures have been discovered in a great number of places. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Those wary eyes at Neolithic campsites had much in common with the wistful ones following every bite of your dinner. Ancient dog bones tell us what was on the menu for both dogs and humans 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Dunne and colleagues’ investigation of infant feeding during the Neolithic provides insight into cultural beliefs related to the body, infancy and motherhood. Early Europeans bottle-fed babies with animal milk 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Other Neolithic sites show evidence of animal herds that are consistent with those used for dairying. Earliest evidence of milk consumption 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z But when Jamie imagines which object might be sent into space as an emissary to alien cultures, she opts for a Neolithic stone ploughshare. Climate and crisis: what survives 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z In the Andes Mountains region of South America, Neolithic settlements growing potatoes and manioc began to emerge as early as 3000 BCE. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z This transition from a hunting and gathering culture to a farming culture marks the change from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic for archaeologists. An Archaeological Puzzle on the Danube 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Archaeologists, for example, recently discovered a huge Neolithic settlement near Jerusalem, which they say is one of the largest ever found. Remains of one the world's oldest known mosques discovered in Israel’s Negev desert 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Genetic studies of ancient populations from across Eurasia show that lactase persistence only became common very recently, despite the consumption of milk products in the Neolithic. Earliest evidence of milk consumption 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Experts say that the settlement is the largest found in Israel from the Neolithic period. Huge 9,000-year-old Stone Age settlement, one of the largest in the world, discovered in Israel 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The earliest examples appeared in Neolithic settlements like Jericho, Çatalhöyük, Mehrgarh, and others in China, Mesoamerica, and the Andean region of South America. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z About 10,000 people gathered at the Neolithic monument to greet the start of the longest day of the year, according to Wiltshire Police. Crowds gather for solstice at Stonehenge 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The prehistoric monument in Wiltshire is one of Britain's best-known Neolithic features. Scotland's crannogs older than Stonehenge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z The Neolithic age in Britain lasted from about 6,000 to 4,400 years ago and saw the introduction of farming, including the use of domesticated animals such as cows, sheep, pigs and goats. Earliest evidence of milk consumption 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Last year, he traveled to the famous Neolithic structure and presented the core to English Heritage curator, Heather Sebire. Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years after it was removed during excavation 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z What does the construction of the tower at Jericho suggest about that Neolithic settlement? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z We begin with Britain: Neolithic burial chambers in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, and North Yorkshire’s Boulby Underground Laboratory, where physicists such as Christopher Toth investigate dark matter a kilometre below the surface. The fascinating and terrifying worlds beneath our feet 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Stonehenge's stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period, about 2500 BC. Scotland's crannogs older than Stonehenge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z About four years later, a ten-thousand-year-old stone projectile point was recovered in southeastern Wyoming, and its minerology traced back to Neolithic toolmakers’ quarries at Yellowstone. How Yellowstone became the "most scientifically contested piece of ground in America" 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z Researchers in London compared DNA extracted from Neolithic human remains found in Britain with that of people alive at the same time in Europe. DNA reveals origin of Stonehenge builders 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The population of what Neolithic town in today’s Turkey may have shared a belief in a mother-deity? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The head of a Neolithic dog has been recreated using a skull discovered in a cairn tomb in Orkney. Neolithic dog's head recreated from skull 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z At one of the sites well-preserved Neolithic pottery had previously been found on the loch bed by Chris Murray, a former Royal Navy diver who lives in Lewis. Scotland's crannogs older than Stonehenge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Built 5,000 years ago, the Neolithic ceremonial site near Stenness is the third largest stone circle in the British Isles. Site of 'priceless artefacts' vandalised 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Indeed, radiocarbon dates suggest that Neolithic people arrived marginally earlier in the west, but this remains a topic for future work. DNA reveals origin of Stonehenge builders 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z What may have motivated the people of the Neolithic towns of Jericho and Çatalhöyük to produce an agricultural surplus? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "While reconstructions have previously been made of people from the Neolithic era, we do not know of any previous attempt to forensically reconstruct an animal from this time." Neolithic dog's head recreated from skull 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The archaeologists' investigation included making underwater surveys and carrying out excavations at the sites to obtain "conclusive evidence of artificial islet construction during the Neolithic". Scotland's crannogs older than Stonehenge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Published in Scientific Advances, the study looks at 131 samples of Neolithic pigs, including jaws and tooth samples, and found that the isotopes provide clues on where the animals originated from. Stonehenge feast discovery thrills experts 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Genetic analysis shows that the Neolithic farmers, by contrast, were paler-skinned with brown eyes and black or dark-brown hair. DNA reveals origin of Stonehenge builders 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z From roughly 3000 to 2000 BCE, China’s Neolithic cultures created and shared new implements for cooking and artistic styles such as geometric patterns on ceramics. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "The Iberians lived in hill settlements and were a violent society, structured along tribal lines. Something clearly changes the social structure that existed in the late Neolithic." Wandering males transformed Spain's DNA 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z They said it was possible other Scottish crannogs, and similar sites in Ireland, were also Neolithic. Scotland's crannogs older than Stonehenge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z "Every other Neolithic monument in Europe was built of megaliths brought from no more than 10 miles away," said Mike Parker Pearson, archaeology professor at the University College London, in a statement. Stonehenge feast discovery thrills experts 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Towards the end of the Neolithic, in about 2,450BC, the descendents of the first farmers were themselves almost entirely replaced when a new population - called the Bell Beaker people - migrated from mainland Europe. DNA reveals origin of Stonehenge builders 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Archaeological remains such as graves, figurines, tools, and other materials suggest that many Neolithic Chinese communities were matrilineal societies, in which lines of kinship were traced through the mother’s family. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The leader of Neolithic tribe in prehistoric Europe seeks vengeance for a massacre. L.A. movie openings, March 15: Keira Knightley in ‘The Aftermath’ and more 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z With Switek, we visit Neolithic tombs and medieval ossuaries, consider skull cults and muse on the bony personification of Death. The skeleton articulated 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z "Every other Neolithic monument in Europe was built of megaliths brought from no more than 10 miles away," UCL archaeology professor Mike Parker Pearson said in a statement. Stonehenge mystery solved: Massive rocks came from 180 miles away 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z A second lake and artificial waterfalls were opened in 2008, incorporating an archaeological park and replica Neolithic lake dwellings, and a third in 2012. Fake lakes: the cities transformed by artificial 'natural' attractions 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z In each area, plant domestication allowed Neolithic settlements to begin, from which larger cultures and civilizations later grew. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Other scientists say the strain’s discovery is significant — but that it doesn’t back up the authors’ bold claims about the spread of plague through Neolithic Europe. Plague linked to the mysterious decline of Europe’s first farmers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The newly discovered Neolithic bacteria belong to a branch of the plague family tree separate from the later, better-known strains. Did a new form of plague destroy Europe’s Stone Age societies? 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Scroll jars, scroll wrappings, an Early Bronze Age seal, Neolithic arrowheads and pottery were also discovered in the cave. More Dead Sea Scrolls may be hidden in newly-discovered caves 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The mask, which dates back to the Neolithic period, was found by a settler walking in the hills south of Hebron, on the West Bank, according to Haaretz. 9,000-year-old rare stone mask discovered in Israel 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Often called the Neolithic Revolution, the adoption of domestication led some groups to build permanent settlements and support large populations. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But these settlements vanished entirely from the archaeological record around 5,400 years ago, followed by smaller Neolithic settlements in Northern and Western Europe. Plague linked to the mysterious decline of Europe’s first farmers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Made from pink and yellow sandstone, it was made in the Neolithic era. Israel unveils 9,000-year-old mask 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z It features glades, cascading rivers, peat bogs, woods and Neolithic sites. A Driving Tour of Devon, England—on Perilously Narrow Roads 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The dawn of agriculture did not rise with Neolithic humans in Mesopotamia. An Ancient Ant-Bacteria Partnership to Protect Fungus 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z A Neolithic people, the proto-Bantu were farmers who subsisted by cultivating pearl millet and yams and extracting oil from the abundant palm and bush candle trees of the region’s luxuriant rainforests. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 2015, Rasmussen’s team discovered4 plague DNA sequences in individuals with steppe ancestry, and they and other scientists proposed that these groups seeded outbreaks of the disease in late Neolithic populations. Plague linked to the mysterious decline of Europe’s first farmers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z They found an early Neolithic house, older than those at Skara Brae. Saving Scotland’s Heritage From the Rising Seas 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The team says their discovery means humans were making cheese 2,000 years earlier than previously thought, pushing the date back from the Bronze Age to the Neolithic era. Traces found of 'world's oldest cheese' 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Its earliest known inhabitants were Neolithic farmers, who were succeeded by the builders of a temple complex on Gozo. The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The analysis also suggests the house and Bactrianus sparrows diverged from each other about 11,000 years ago, at the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution, when agriculture was first developed in the Middle East. How the house sparrow made its home with humans 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Barbara Bramanti, a molecular and physical anthropologist at the University of Oslo, says it’s exciting to find plague in Neolithic settlements — but not surprising. Plague linked to the mysterious decline of Europe’s first farmers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z With the help of drones, experts have discovered lines in yellowing fields revealing Neolithic settlements, a Roman villa, and long-gone stately homes, among other remnants. Melting Ice Uncovers 1946 Wreckage of U.S. Plane in Swiss Glacier 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z They include two Neolithic monuments discovered near Milton Keynes. Heatwave reveals lost prehistoric sites 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Those Neolithic bones did, however, match the strontium isotopes found in Wales. People buried at Stonehenge 5,000 years ago came from far away, study finds 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z These findings were consistent with other "flat breads" recovered from Neolithic and Roman sites in Europe and Turkey. Our 14,400-Year-Old Relationship with Bread 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z In 2017, his team suggested5 that plague entered Europe during the Neolithic and was then spread by individuals with steppe ancestry, on the basis of late Neolithic and early Bronze Age plague genomes. Plague linked to the mysterious decline of Europe’s first farmers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z What were the effects of bread making and its consumption on Natufian and Neolithic societies? Following a New Trail of Crumbs to Agriculture's Origins 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The henge, in a field close to other late Neolithic monuments, is "entirely new" and includes "extraordinary and unexpected" features, according to Stephen Davis, assistant professor in archaeology at University College Dublin. Hidden landscapes the heatwave is revealing 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Amy Bogaard, professor of Neolithic and bronze age archaeology at the University of Oxford and who was not involved in the research, described the study as fascinating. Archaeologists find earliest evidence of bread 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z SOC-TEN-WORLDCUP-ENGLAND-WIMBLEDON:ND _ Every year, Britons and visitors alike converge on the solstice to celebrate the convergence of the sun and Neolithic arrangement of carved rock at Stonehenge. [BC-MCT-SPORTS-BJT] 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Either "native bears" went extinct around the early Middle Ages, or they disappeared some 3,000 years ago in the Bronze Age or in Neolithic times. Lost history of Britain's bears revealed 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Most archaeologists put the beginning of bread making in the Neolithic era, which first began around 11,500 years ago in southwest Asia. Following a New Trail of Crumbs to Agriculture's Origins 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z About 9,500 people gathered at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, to watch the sun rise over the Neolithic stones. In pictures: Summer and winter solstice celebrations 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z About 9,500 people were at the Neolithic monument to greet the start of the longest day of the year, according to Wiltshire Police. Thousands attend Stonehenge solstice 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z For inspiration, Mengham likes to visit the Neolithic tombs scattered across the English countryside, searching for examples of age-old craftsmanship. Otherworldly Sculptures, Inspired by Crystals 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z The bovine cranium in question was found in Vendée, France, a Neolithic site that was a trade hub for salt and cattle between 3400 and 3000 B.C.E. Prehistoric humans may have practiced brain surgery on cows 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z For much of the Stone Age, before the Neolithic period, humans were nomadic hunter-gatherers. Search for Stone Age secrets of the North Sea 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The genetic ancestry of Neolithic Britons, according to the study, was almost entirely displaced. Divided by DNA: The uneasy relationship between archaeology and ancient genomics 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z They know his height and weight, that he lived during the Copper Age in the late Neolithic era, owned a valuable copper axe, and was about 45 when he was murdered. A big-screen requiem for Ötzi the Iceman 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Experts now believe the construction of the monument was just as important to Neolithic people as worshipping in it. Building Stonehenge 'was a celebration' 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z These Neolithic vessels are beautiful to behold, and when seen strewn around a yard look like sleeping beasts of burden. Georgian vinification doc 'Our Blood Is Wine' sloshes its alluring subject 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z But towards the end of the Neolithic, about 4,450 years ago, a new way of life spread to Britain from Europe. Ancient Britons 'replaced' by newcomers 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z This was coincident with the disappearance of Neolithic pottery, burial styles and other cultural expressions and the emergence of Corded Ware cultural artefacts, which are distributed throughout northern and central Europe. Divided by DNA: The uneasy relationship between archaeology and ancient genomics 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Recent research suggests that Neolithic women were athletic and versatile, grinding grain and processing milk, meat, hides and wool. A big-screen requiem for Ötzi the Iceman 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z At the end of 2017, research similar to ours using Neolithic ceramic samples from Georgia pushed back the discovery of trace of pure grape wine even further, to 6,000-5,800 B.C. Prehistoric Wine Discovered in Inaccessible Caves Forces a Rethink of Ancient Sicilian Culture 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z In contrast, Neolithic farmers assumed full responsibility for “making” their environments provident. How Neolithic farming sowed the seeds of modern inequality 10,000 years ago 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The genetic data, from hundreds of ancient British genomes, reveals that the Beakers were a distinct population from the Neolithic British. Ancient Britons 'replaced' by newcomers 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z The women all lived in Central Europe and were part of farming societies, but they represented different times: the Neolithic, Bronze, Iron or Middle Ages. Prehistoric women had extremely strong arms from a life of manual labor 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The researchers found that the arm bones of the Neolithic women were 11–16% stronger for their size than those of top female rowers today. A big-screen requiem for Ötzi the Iceman 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z A new study looked at remains from Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age cemeteries and compared them with bones from modern female athletes. Prehistoric Women Had Stronger Arms Than Modern Athletes 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z But successful Neolithic farmers were still tormented by fears of drought, blight, pests, frost and famine. How Neolithic farming sowed the seeds of modern inequality 10,000 years ago 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z These nomads moved west during the Neolithic, mixing heavily with established populations in Europe. Ancient Britons 'replaced' by newcomers 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z The bones strengths of athletes were compared to those of women from early Neolithic agricultural eras through to farming communities of the Middle Ages. Hidden history of prehistoric women's work 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z However, unexpected differences in the responses of societies to these factors in North America and Mesoamerica, and in Eurasia, became evident after the end of the Neolithic period. Greater post-Neolithic wealth disparities in Eurasia than in North America and Mesoamerica 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Analysis of the ancient plague DNA shows that Y. pestis genomes from the Neolithic and Bronze Age were all fairly closely related. Plague reached Europe by Stone Age 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Clay vessels found at these Neolithic sites and others in Georgia suggest the people most likely stored their wine in large, round jars as big as 300 liters, enough to hold about 400 bottles. Wine From Prehistoric Georgia With an 8,000-Year-Old Vintage 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z One possibility is that the over-exploitation of land by Neolithic farmers applied pressure to food production. Ancient Britons 'replaced' by newcomers 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Zvelebil, M. The agricultural transition and the origins of Neolithic society in Europe. Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Burials, pigs, and political prestige in Neolithic China. Greater post-Neolithic wealth disparities in Eurasia than in North America and Mesoamerica 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z These six variously date to between Late Neolithic and Bronze Age times. Plague reached Europe by Stone Age 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The team also found traces of ancient grape pollen, starch from grape wine and remains from Neolithic fruit flies. Wine From Prehistoric Georgia With an 8,000-Year-Old Vintage 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The pottery was found at two Neolithic villages, once home to perhaps 60 people each, consisting of small mudbrick houses. Drinking age: oldest evidence of wine-making found near Tbilisi 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Radiocarbon dating the beginning of the Neolithic in Iberia: new results, new problems. Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The gradual process, known as the Neolithic Revolution, began around 10,000 B.C. in Anatolia, a few hundred miles west of Gadachrili. Oldest Evidence of Winemaking Discovered at 8,000-Year-Old Village 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The "army of builders" of Stonehenge ate animals transported from as far away as the north east of Scotland, according to a new exhibition at the famous Neolithic site in Wiltshire. Stonehenge builders 'ate Scottish food' 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Archaeologists found post holes, which formed part of a rectangular building, and fragments of Neolithic pottery near Hillhouse farm outside Kilmarnock. Remains of 6,000-year-old dwelling found 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The pottery was found at two Neolithic villages, once home to perhaps 60 people each, consisting of small mudbrick houses. Drinking age: oldest evidence of wine-making found near Tbilisi 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Many open questions remain, however, about the spatial and temporal dynamics of population interactions and admixture during the Neolithic period. Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Georgia, nestled in the Caucasus mountains not far from where the Neolithic Revolution began, is still wine-crazy 8,000 year later. Oldest Evidence of Winemaking Discovered at 8,000-Year-Old Village 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Prof Richards said: "Our study shows how much remains to be discovered in Orkney about the Neolithic period, even though it may appear well known." Neolithic island rivalries revealed 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Fragments of a Neolithic bowl, used for cooking and storage, were also found. Remains of 6,000-year-old dwelling found 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Imagine all of modern human history, from the Neolithic revolution 12,000 years ago – when humans moved from hunting and gathering to agriculture, and from there, eventually, to urban societies – until today. Watching ice melt: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Origins and genetic legacy of Neolithic farmers and hunter-gatherers in Europe. Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The evidence adds a new wrinkle to our understanding of the Neolithic, a pivotal period when humans were first learning to farm, settling down and domesticating crops and animals. Oldest Evidence of Winemaking Discovered at 8,000-Year-Old Village 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z According to new research published in Science Advances, three Neolithic skull fragments discovered by archaeologists at Göbekli Tepe show evidence of a unique type of post-mortem skull modification at the site. Hints of Skull Cult Found at World's Oldest Temple 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Instead, their closest relatives were people living during the Neolithic and Bronze ages in an area known as the Levant. Mummy DNA unravels ancient Egyptians’ ancestry 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Reich’s team analysed the genomes of 19 Beaker individuals across Britain and found that they shared little similarity with those of 35 Neolithic farmers there. Ancient-genome study finds Bronze Age ‘Beaker culture’ invaded Britain 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z David Reich and colleagues analyse genome-wide data from 180 individuals from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods of Hungary, Germany and Spain to study the population dynamics of Neolithization in European prehistory. Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Humans have continued to evolve since the Neolithic Revolution, and many of us have enzymes that our ancestors did not have, enabling us to digest starchy foods effectively and digest milk as adults. Palaeontology: Evolution with teeth : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z In a sweep of U.S. horses, Gun Runner finished second and Neolithic took third. Arrogate pockets $6 million with remarkable win in the Dubai World Cup 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z The bird-like object was carved from granite - without the benefit of metal tools, as it dates from the Final Neolithic period. Greece displays '7,000-year-old archaeological enigma' - BBC News 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z By 2000 bc, signals of Neolithic ancestry disappear from ancient genomes in Britain, Reich’s team find — largely replaced by Beaker-associated DNA. Ancient-genome study finds Bronze Age ‘Beaker culture’ invaded Britain 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Early farmers from across Europe directly descended from Neolithic Aegeans. Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The transition from foraging to agriculture — the Neolithic Revolution — had profound implications, which Ungar describes as the point at which we “change the rules of the game and begin to stock the buffet ourselves”. Palaeontology: Evolution with teeth : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The jars date back to the Neolithic period more than 7,000 years ago, and provide the first scientific proof of the ancient nature of Iranian wine production. Does Shiraz wine come from Iran? - BBC News 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Last June, Kai Kobold, a German antiques dealer whose wares date back to the Neolithic era, bought a fourteen-year-old object with more history, he believed, than any other piece in his collection. The Fate of a Leg of a Statue of Saddam Hussein 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Shaman Ghost finished second, with Neolithic battling home third. Arrogate wins $12 million World Cup Invitational 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The two drew even along the backstretch as Noble Bird and Neolithic set the pace. Arrogate wins the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Shaman Ghost was second and Neolithic was third. Arrogate triumphs in Pegasus World Cup, world's richest horse race 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The burial, close to a Neolithic burial cairn, dates back to the 10th Century. 'Warrior of high status' was buried at Scottish Viking site - BBC News 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Despite a forecast of cloud and rain, a large crowd of pagans and druids were among those to visit the ancient Neolithic monument. Stonehenge winter solstice celebrated by a crowd of thousands - BBC News 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z In Ireland, the sun will mysteriously align with Newgrange, a Neolithic site that predates Stonehenge by a thousand years, flooding its interior with sunlight. Berlin, Russia, Petra Kvitova: Your Wednesday Briefing 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z A group of researchers says it’s possible that these resourceful Neolithic people did not turn up their noses when roasted rodent was on the menu. Rodents may have been on the menu in ancient Scotland 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z This is the first evidence for the exploitation of rodents by Neolithic people in Europe, say scientists. Stone Age people 'roasted rodents for food' - archaeologists - BBC News 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The mystery structure was found on the last day of this year's excavations of a complex of Neolithic buildings in the area. Mystery stone structure under Neolithic dump on Orkney - BBC News 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Archaeologists digging at Durrington Walls - about two miles from Stonehenge - said they now believed the Neolithic site was surrounded by timber posts. 'New Stonehenge' at Durrington Walls 'had no standing stones' - BBC News 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Others think they served as prehistoric rodeo corrals for the domestication of wild animals during the late Neolithic. Giant ‘Arrows’ Seen From Space Point to a Vanished World 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The Jishi Gorge flood occurred at a pivotal time in Chinese history, the boundary between the Neolithic Age and the Bronze Age that followed. Scientific Evidence of Flood May Give Credence to Legend of China’s First Dynasty 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Cohen says, Chinese society was transitioning from the Neolithic to the Bronze age. Massive flood may have led to China's earliest empire 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z A Neolithic monument and a Bronze Age cemetery are some of the remains spotted from the skies by archaeologists. Aerial photos reveal Neolithic and Bronze Age remains - BBC News 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z This reveals the scale of genetic change in the Fertile Crescent since the Neolithic. First farmers had diverse origins, DNA shows - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Early work on the site also suggests it was in use for 1,500 years, from the Late Neolithic period to the Middle or Late Bronze Age. Dig to uncover rare undisturbed Bronze Age burial - BBC News 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z “Future Shock,” published in 1970, described society’s development as a series of waves, from the agricultural revolution of the Neolithic Age to industrialization in the 18th century to the Information Age after the 1950s. Alvin Toffler, author of best-selling ‘Future Shock’ and ‘The Third Wave,’ dies at 87 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The Zagros early farmers were instead more closely related to nearby hunter-gatherers who lived in the region before the Neolithic. Farming invented twice in Middle East, genomes study reveals 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Historic England said the elongated capsule shapes in the field were Neolithic long mortuary enclosures, thought to be where the dead were placed before burial. Aerial photos reveal Neolithic and Bronze Age remains - BBC News 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Researchers sequenced genomes from ancient Neolithic skeletons uncovered in Iran. First farmers had diverse origins, DNA shows - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z In Italy, this will be the historic centre of Rome; in Cyprus, it will be the Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia; and in Spain it will be the Alhambra palace and fortress. Space radar to assess Europe's historic sites - BBC News 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Even Norway and Ireland are unlikely sources, they add, suggesting seafaring Neolithic people trafficked the beasts from a mysterious and more far-flung source. 'Mystery voyage' of Scottish islands' red deer - BBC News 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The team found stark differences between the genomes of Neolithic individuals from the southern Levant region, including Israel and Jordan, and those living across the Zagros Mountains in western Iran. Farming invented twice in Middle East, genomes study reveals 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Not much is known about their purpose, but this one was assembled by the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age people a few millennia ago. Go on a Haunting Horseback Safari on the English Moors 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Neolithic people in Mesopotamia, now roughly Iraq, Kuwait and Syria, swap nomadic hunter–gatherer lifestyles for life in villages, near which they grow crops and keep livestock. The rise of the urbanite : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Hint: in the late Neolithic, polishing a stone. We know Harper can play; time will tell whether his act will as well 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z In findings reported Thursday in Science, an international research group analyzed remnants of ulcer-causing microbes called Helicobacter pylori exhumed from the well-preserved mummy of the Neolithic nomad. Otzi the Iceman’s Stomach Sheds Light on Copper-Age Migration to Europe 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z By the time farmers in present-day Turkey began migrating to Europe, they carried a 'Neolithic toolkit' that included crops, animals and tools from both farming traditions. Farming invented twice in Middle East, genomes study reveals 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Gibbard suggested it might be better if the Anthropocene was seen as a cultural term – such as as the Neolithic era, the end of the stone age – rather than a geological one. Human impact has pushed Earth into the Anthropocene, scientists say 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z DNA analysis of the Neolithic woman from Ballynahatty, near Belfast, reveals that she was most similar to modern people from Spain and Sardinia. Ancient DNA sheds light on Irish origins - BBC News 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Radiocarbon dates from charcoal and burned hazelnuts at prehistoric campfires show Neolithic activity at the quarries between 5,400 and 5,200 years ago. New Discovery Solves One Mystery of Stonehenge’s Construction 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The long-distance transport of the bluestones from Wales to Stonehenge is one of the most remarkable achievements of Neolithic societies. Stonehenge may have been first erected in Wales, evidence suggests 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z McNamara’s plea said that he “has personally handled thousands of genuine metal artifacts, as well as forgeries, and is able to identify authentic ancient metal objects, including items from the Iron, Bronze and Neolithic ages.” Fla. dealer pleads guilty to smuggling artifacts from grave sites in Pakistan 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z They also discovered the first evidence of beeswax at Neolithic sites in Northern Africa. Stone Age Pottery Reveals Signs of Beekeeping 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Team members sequenced the genomes of a 5,200-year-old female farmer from the Neolithic period and three 4,000-year-old males from the Bronze Age. Ancient DNA sheds light on Irish origins - BBC News 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z What does survive is evidence of snacks on roasted chestnuts, a staple of the Neolithic diet. New Discovery Solves One Mystery of Stonehenge’s Construction 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Pieces of Neolithic crockery from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa dating back 9,000 years bear chemical traces of beeswax, according to an analysis of thousands of potsherds that appears in Nature today1. Early farmers minded their own beeswax 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z In the British Isles, the chemical fingerprint of bee products was found on broken pottery at Neolithic sites in southern England. Prehistoric farmers were first beekeepers - BBC News 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z They found beeswax on pottery vessels from Neolithic farming sites in Anatolia, in or near modern-day Turkey. Stone Age Pottery Reveals Signs of Beekeeping 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In contrast to the Neolithic woman, the Rathlin group showed a close genetic affinity with the modern Irish, Scottish and Welsh. Ancient DNA sheds light on Irish origins - BBC News 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Dey contends that they are solar observatories that were part of a Neolithic sun cult. These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Neolithic pottery from southern Britain and Denmark to the Balkans contained beeswax, as did artefacts from a 7,000-year-old site in Algeria. Early farmers minded their own beeswax 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The largest, near a Neolithic settlement, is a giant square of 101 raised mounds, its opposite corners connected by a diagonal cross, covering more terrain than the Great Pyramid of Cheops. NASA Adds to Evidence of Mysterious Ancient Earthworks 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Now the researchers are examining plaque samples from the Neolithic period, when humans first domesticated animals. Meet the Dentist to the Dead 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The males from Rathlin Island, who lived not long after metallurgy was introduced, showed a different pattern to the Neolithic woman. Ancient DNA sheds light on Irish origins - BBC News 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Claiming that the features are related to a Neolithic sun cult “is not necessarily wrong,” says Frachetti. These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The Neolithic farmers from western Eurasia who, about 8,000 years ago, brought agriculture to Europe then began to return to Africa. First ancient African genome solves migration mystery - BBC News 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z However, recent radiocarbon dating by scientists from Bradford and Durham Universities showed the skeleton was actually from between 3340 and 3090 BC - in the Neolithic period. Oldest UK case of rickets in Neolithic Tiree skeleton - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z This is because genetic patterns in Turkey and the Middle East were re-shaped by migrations from surrounding areas after the Early Neolithic. Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The discovery is the pinnacle of a five year project by the The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes team, which uses the latest technology to create underground maps of the area around the iconic Neolithic site. Stonehenge hidden monument 'a unique find' - BBC News 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z In a newly discovered form of Neolithic violence, attackers 7000 years ago systematically broke their victims’ shinbones before dumping them in a pit. Top stories: 'Superpredator' humans, ending chimpanzee research, and smashing the superconductivity record 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z It was during the Neolithic that pottery emerges, the time when people built monuments like Stonehenge - but above all else, it's the point at which people became farmers. Early Britons: Have we underestimated our ancestors? - BBC News 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z In a newly discovered form of Neolithic violence, attackers 7000 years ago systematically broke the shinbones of their 26 victims, many of them children, before dumping their bodies in a pit. Archaeologists uncover a Neolithic massacre in early Europe 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z These pioneers expanded from a homeland in the Near East, sweeping across Europe about 7,000 years ago to usher in the period known as the Neolithic. Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z St. John-Brooks is intrigued by a third possibility: With the dawn of Bronze Age just over the horizon, this may be where people of the late Neolithic made the first tentative attempts to smelt metal. This Ancient British Monument Was 10 Times Bigger Than Stonehenge 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The three-week Between the Monuments project is researching the daily lives of Neolithic and Bronze Age residents at the Wiltshire site. Neolithic house discovery at Avebury stone circle dig - BBC News 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z This was the start of the new Stone Age in Britain - the Neolithic. Early Britons: Have we underestimated our ancestors? - BBC News 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, the discovery of two Neolithic mass graves in Germany and Austria led many archaeologists to discount peaceful accounts of these early European farmers. Archaeologists uncover a Neolithic massacre in early Europe 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z “It could well be that this was really where it was at in the Neolithic.” Wiltshire house rivalled Stonehenge as a hub for ancient Britons 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z “What this burial highlights is how important these Neolithic monuments continued to be in the Bronze Age,” says Leary. This Ancient British Monument Was 10 Times Bigger Than Stonehenge 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Among the stones on a beautiful late spring morning, Heather Sebire, the curator of Stonehenge, spoke of the circle and the burial grounds as a place of worship, even if precise Neolithic rites are unknown. Distant British Past Is Also Present for Salisbury 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z But Neolithic genomes haven't turned up any evidence of an increase in the trait at this time. Milk digestion's 'more recent rise' - BBC News 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Other researchers, however, continued to hold that violence among Neolithic people was rare, and they dismissed these massacre sites as peculiarities. Archaeologists uncover a Neolithic massacre in early Europe 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z “The genetics of a lot of temperate Eurasia was completely unknown until a few years ago. Now it is almost completely known for this Bronze Age–Neolithic period.” Nomadic herders left a strong genetic mark on Europeans and Asians 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Sheep graze on the meadows around Avebury, one of the most famous Neolithic monuments in Britain. This Ancient British Monument Was 10 Times Bigger Than Stonehenge 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In addition to Neolithic stone tools, the first Hittite figurines ever found in Europe were excavated here. Discovering Istanbul's Big New Digs 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Unlike the Neolithic Revolution 12,000 years ago or the 1760-1840 Industrial Revolution, today’s digital world touches every part of life and nearly every country on the planet. Fifty Years Later, Moore's Computing Law Holds 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z But researchers have long debated whether these Neolithic farming communities also engaged in warfare and other types of systemized violence. Archaeologists uncover a Neolithic massacre in early Europe 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Across the gorge were weathered limestone caves that had sheltered shepherds since Neolithic times. A Cave with a View 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z His docent, Rosa Anna Romano, is the widow of an amateur speleologist who helped discover the Grotto of Cervi, a cave on the coastline near Lecce that is decorated in Neolithic pictographs. Centuries of Italian History Are Unearthed in Quest to Fix Toilet 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Two visitors absently looked over a musty case of Neolithic bones in the vast galleries. A Struggle to Secure Iraq’s Shared Past, and Perhaps Its Future 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Neolithic communities typically buried their dead beneath or beside their homes or on the outskirts of settlements. Stone-age Italians defleshed their dead 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z “There was no thought for burying family members together … no grave goods or arrangement of the bodies,” standard burial rites for Neolithic people, Meyer says. Archaeologists uncover a Neolithic massacre in early Europe 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z A cave near Matera contains the remains of a hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year-old hominid; another has tools and bones from ten thousand years ago, and dozens of Neolithic sites dot the surrounding ridges. A Cave with a View 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Many scientific disciplines and the public will continue to use the concept and word, in much the same way as they use the terms Neolithic era or Stone Age. All in good time 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z This indicates that the Armenians and other isolated populations are closer than present-day inhabitants of the Near East to the Neolithic farmers who brought agriculture to Europe about 8,000 years ago. Study Backs 5th-Century Historian’s Date for Founding of Armenia 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z The research suggests that wheat somehow made its way from the Neolithic farmers of Southern Europe to the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers of present-day Britain. Britain Had Wheat Before Farming, Study Says 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The newest grave site sits close to a border between two Neolithic groups known to have maintained distinct trading networks, making them possible enemies. Archaeologists uncover a Neolithic massacre in early Europe 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z To understand how and when Neolithic culture arrived, says Allaby, "the answer probably lies under the sea". Ancient DNA reveals how wheat came to prehistoric Britain 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Dr. Renfrew’s proposal carried weight because the expansion of farming peoples is an accepted mechanism of language spread, and the migration of Neolithic farmers into Europe is well documented archaeologically. The Tangled Roots of English 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z In the Neolithic transition, for example, agriculture took root in the Middle East's Fertile Crescent thousands of years before it spread to Europe. First atomic blast proposed as start of Anthropocene 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Which is why, since about the Neolithic era, POWs tend to be released after a war is over. Charles Krauthammer: Obama: Charlie who? 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z He lingered, finally, over a grid of index cards that traced the history of cuisine from the Neolithic era to the present day. The Former El Bulli Chef Is Now Serving Up Creative Inquiry 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Ancient DNA recovered from soil submerged beneath the English Channel suggests that wheat appeared in Britain some 2,000 years before Neolithic farmers began cultivating cereal grains there. Ancient DNA reveals how wheat came to prehistoric Britain 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z What distinguished them was that they weren’t directly involved in the production of sustenance; they’d moved on from hunter-gatherers and farmers to become the Neolithic equivalent of urban dwellers. A New Way To Build -- And Spend -- Social Capital 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Created in the Neolithic and early Bronze Age, between 3800 BC and 1500 BC, the rock art found across various locations in the North East is older than Egypt's pyramids. England's unusual listed places 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z For Stonehenge is not the only stone circle raised in Neolithic Britain. Stonehenge was circular? Well, blow me down 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Archaeologists have been excavating the site ever since, gaining detailed insights into the uniquely organized and comfortable Neolithic settlement. Scotland Fights to Keep History from Vanishing Beneath the Waves 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z She leads us in strict chronological order from the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages through the Roman Age, the early Middle Ages and so on to our day. Dedicated carvers? Waiters on horseback? Vegan nuns? It's all in 'Beyond Bratwurst' 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Neolithic man slept on animal skins on wooden beds, with cupboards and shelves carefully inserted into the wall. Meet The Flintstones The "bright and airy" Neolithic homes are closely based on archaeological remains of houses, discovered just over a mile away from Stonehenge. Stonehenge builders' homes created 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z The Neolithic pictures are 1,000 years older than the pyramids and were discovered in a cave in eastern Sahara. Africa 'influenced' Egyptian art 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z David Jacques, from the University of Buckingham, says the discovery is a big deal for people who study this period of history, known as the Neolithic. The oldest settlement in Britain 2014-05-02T15:08:18Z Researchers link the wear and decay to a starchy, grain-based diet, which was becoming more common during the Neolithic transition from hunting to agriculture. Q&A: Long in the Tooth 2014-04-14T18:28:05Z This Neolithic man wasn’t so different from us. Meet The Flintstones They are furnished with replica Neolithic axes, pottery and other artefacts. Stonehenge builders' homes created 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Last year, Reich was part of a team that reported an analysis of mitochondrial DNA from 364 European samples between 5,500 and 1,550 years old, to identify major population shifts in Neolithic Europe. Human evolution: The Neanderthal in the family 2014-03-26T18:20:23.870Z The first "Neolithic" long barrow to be built in the UK for 5,000 years, is attracting interest from all over the world. 'Neolithic' long barrow takes shape 2014-03-22T09:24:51Z "Links of Noltland continues to surprise us, and is greatly enhancing our understanding of the Neolithic and Bronze Age." Award recognises island archaeology 2014-03-01T13:20:05Z Just walking around the Neolithic houses, one begins to see why this part of the West Country is so rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age finds. Meet The Flintstones A Neolithic chambered burial cairn and round houses dating to the Bronze and Iron Ages have also been found. 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