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How did Neolithic people build their homes? Archaeologists at English Heritage are hoping to learn more about how our Neolithic ancestors lived by trying to build replica homes. Read more

Old Sarum project sees Neolithic huts built Three Neolithic-style huts have been built at Old Sarum to offer an insight into how Stonehenge's builders lived. The huts, made of chalk and straw daub and wheat-thatched roofing, have been based on archaeological remains found at Durrington Walls, ne...

A team of archaeologists are hoping to unlock the mysteries of Guernsey's Neolithic age - five thousand years ago. They have applied for permission to excavate a gallery grave at Delancey Park later this year. They hope to unearth mysteries of the period known as the Neolithic age. [url=http://www...

Prehistoric enclosure discovered at Brodgar Workmen building a new visitor car park for the Ring o' Brodgar (Orkney, Scotland) have unearthed what could be the remains of a huge prehistoric walled enclosure between the Stenness and Harray lochs. Construction work was halted last week...

Title: Death and Dying in the Neolithic Near East Authors: Karina Croucher Drawing on recent excavations and earlier archive and published fieldwork, Croucher provides an overview and introduction to the period, presenting new interpretations of the archaeological evidence and in-depth an...

What appears to be a Neolithic chambered tomb has been unearthed on the outskirts of Kirkwall. The underground structure was discovered by John Hourie, Heathfield, St Ola, while ploughing. He reported it to his neighbour, archaeologist Caroline Wickham Jones, who contacted the county archaeol...

Thousands of years ago our Neolithic forebears were hunting wild game with flint arrows in the hills overlooking what is now Ballymena. Now theyre still making their presence felt, delaying a road dualling scheme that was aimed at easing congestion between the town and the M2. [url=http://www.be...

New deepwater port may be moved north to avoid tombs A proposed deepwater container port at Bremore in north Co Dublin may be moved farther north to Gormanston, Co Meath, to avoid encroaching on a neolithic complex of passage tombs. [url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/022...

The Age of the World's Oldest Timber Constructions is determined Scientists of the University of Freiburg document highly-developed construction techniques of wells built by early neolithic settlers. A research team led by Willy Tegel and Dr. Dietrich Hakelberg from the Institute for Forest G...

Archaeologists have unearthed the largest Neolithic female figurine ever found in Italy, according to a press report . The 7,000-year-old stone statuette, discovered during excavations of a burial site near the northern Italian city of Parma, is over 20 centimetres tall. [url=http://a...

More precise dating of human bones previously discovered at a prehistoric site has suggested that the Neolithic Age was marked by more violence than traditionally imagined. Waylands Smithy, a chambered long barrow 2km from the Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire, consists of two monuments. In t...

Archaeologists in Perthshire will attempt to raise a Bronze Age boat from below the River Tay next month after undertaking excavation work yesterday. The 3,000-year-old log boat was found by a man with a metal detector on the mudflats near Abernethy, six years ago. The find was reported to Pe...

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Neolithic Neolithic house (Preview)	Off Topic	0	512	Apr 16 17:12 2013 by Blobrana
How did Neolithic people build their homes? Archaeologists at English Heritage are hoping to learn more about how our Neolithic ancestors lived by trying to build replica homes. Read more
Neolithic Old Sarum project (Preview)	Trash	0	519	May 24 08:53 2013 by Blobrana
Old Sarum project sees Neolithic huts built Three Neolithic-style huts have been built at Old Sarum to offer an insight into how Stonehenge's builders lived. The huts, made of chalk and straw daub and wheat-thatched roofing, have been based on archaeological remains found at Durrington Walls, ne...
Neolithic Delancey Park gallery grave (Preview)	General news	0	746	Feb 3 11:24 2011 by Blobrana
A team of archaeologists are hoping to unlock the mysteries of Guernsey's Neolithic age - five thousand years ago. They have applied for permission to excavate a gallery grave at Delancey Park later this year. They hope to unearth mysteries of the period known as the Neolithic age. [url=http://www...
Observatory Standing Stones Neolithic Ring o' Brodgar (Preview)	General news	7	4056	Aug 1 10:49 2013 by Blobrana
Prehistoric enclosure discovered at Brodgar Workmen building a new visitor car park for the Ring o' Brodgar (Orkney, Scotland) have unearthed what could be the remains of a huge prehistoric walled enclosure between the Stenness and Harray lochs. Construction work was halted last week...
Neolithic Death and Dying in the Neolithic Near East (Preview)	Books	0	803	Aug 21 08:42 2012 by Blobrana
Title: Death and Dying in the Neolithic Near East Authors: Karina Croucher Drawing on recent excavations and earlier archive and published fieldwork, Croucher provides an overview and introduction to the period, presenting new interpretations of the archaeological evidence and in-depth an...
Neolithic Neolithic chambered tomb (Preview)	General news	0	874	Jun 5 13:58 2009 by Blobrana
What appears to be a Neolithic chambered tomb has been unearthed on the outskirts of Kirkwall. The underground structure was discovered by John Hourie, Heathfield, St Ola, while ploughing. He reported it to his neighbour, archaeologist Caroline Wickham Jones, who contacted the county archaeol...
Neolithic Ballymena Neolithic ring fort (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1116	Mar 3 16:42 2010 by Blobrana
Thousands of years ago our Neolithic forebears were hunting wild game with flint arrows in the hills overlooking what is now Ballymena. Now theyre still making their presence felt, delaying a road dualling scheme that was aimed at easing congestion between the town and the M2. [url=http://www.be...
Neolithic Bremore neolithic complex (Preview)	Off Topic	0	828	Feb 24 04:24 2010 by Blobrana
New deepwater port may be moved north to avoid tombs A proposed deepwater container port at Bremore in north Co Dublin may be moved farther north to Gormanston, Co Meath, to avoid encroaching on a neolithic complex of passage tombs. [url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/022...
Neolithic Neolithic Well (Preview)	Off Topic	0	580	Dec 21 02:20 2012 by Blobrana
The Age of the World's Oldest Timber Constructions is determined Scientists of the University of Freiburg document highly-developed construction techniques of wells built by early neolithic settlers. A research team led by Willy Tegel and Dr. Dietrich Hakelberg from the Institute for Forest G...
Archaeology Neolithic Neolithic Figurine (Preview)	Off Topic	3	1670	Feb 15 10:59 2017 by Blobrana
Archaeologists have unearthed the largest Neolithic female figurine ever found in Italy, according to a press report . The 7,000-year-old stone statuette, discovered during excavations of a burial site near the northern Italian city of Parma, is over 20 centimetres tall. [url=http://a...
Neolithic Neolithic Age (Preview)	Off Topic	3	1635	Sep 17 16:17 2011 by Blobrana
More precise dating of human bones previously discovered at a prehistoric site has suggested that the Neolithic Age was marked by more violence than traditionally imagined. Waylands Smithy, a chambered long barrow 2km from the Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire, consists of two monuments. In t...
Archaeology Boat Neolithic Bronze Age boat ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	Off Topic	29	13523	Feb 28 21:42 2013 by Blobrana
Archaeologists in Perthshire will attempt to raise a Bronze Age boat from below the River Tay next month after undertaking excavation work yesterday. The 3,000-year-old log boat was found by a man with a metal detector on the mudflats near Abernethy, six years ago. The find was reported to Pe...