Nestled within the valleys, hills and open fields of Wales, lies one of Western Europe's most remarkable collections of prehistoric Neolithic burial chambers. These ancient structures, dating from ...
Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...
As a site from the Cardial period, Cavalaire represents the arrival of the Neolithic era in the country. It marks the transition from a nomadic existence to a rooted agricultural society.
The Neolithic revolution describes a monumental ... the astonishing archaeology of one of the most important ancient sites in the world. Çatalhöyük is described as a “megasite” by ...
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An ancient volcano blotted out the sun, killing crops. People likely reacted by making "sun stones"Almost five millennia ago, hundreds of engraved, disc-shaped stones were deposited in a giant pit at the Neolithic Vasagård site on the small ... demonstrated that a major volcanic eruption ...
The Middle Neolithic site of Cova de les Pixarelles (Tavertet, Osona), PLOS ONE (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317723 ...
The top of these pots were beautifully decorated and the area where they sat was surrounded by stone to protect them from being bumped and broken. A Neolithic grave at Pentre Ifan, Wales.
the National Museum of Denmark and the Museum of Bornholm to view their findings of so-called "sun stones" from the Neolithic Vasagård site on Bornholm in a new light. Their findings on the ...
The majority of Welsh burial sites are located near the coast, a pattern Prof Nash attributes to the strategic advantages these areas offered. Proximity to the sea allowed Neolithic communities to ...
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