In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

Like the Acropolis, this was built to dominate the landscape—to impress ... pottery that became almost universal throughout Neolithic Britain had its origin in Orkney. It may well be that ...

The Flagstones enclosure is part of a cluster of Neolithic ... series Digging for Britain, highlighting its importance in understanding prehistoric communities and their landscapes.

Two ancient stone circles have emerged from the grassy wilds of Dartmoor, offering a clearer picture of life 5,000 years ago.

They moved around the landscape to obtain food ... the importance of small island communities and the western seaways to the beginnings of the Neolithic in Britain and Ireland. If we examine the ...

Megaliths are huge stones placed in prominent positions in the landscape ... first megalith creators During the Neolithic period, people were coming to Britain from continental Europe with ...

The Stories and Glories of Britain's Graveyards. In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable Neolithic discoveries The ...

Elliott & Thompson has acquired The Seekers: Unearthing the Lost Neolithic People of Britain and Ireland by archaeologist, lecturer and author Jim Leary. Publishing director Sarah Rigby secured world ...

One of the most spectacular and spiritually significant locales in Britain rests upon the Summerland ... Bursting out of the Cambridgeshire landscape, this "Ship of the Fens" and its the iconic ...

A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

In 1620, noted landscape architect Inigo Jones suggested ... have traveled at least 465 miles to Salisbury Plain. How did Neolithic Britons undertake such an epic feat of transportation?