Discovered by chance in 1850, Skara Brae is the best-preserved Neolithic village in Europe. Located on the coast of Orkney, Scotland, this 5,000-year-old site is a fascinating reminder of a long ...

Learn about what life was like for the Neolithic people living on Skara brae in this year 5/6 BBC Bitesize history guide. ... These houses have built-in furniture made completely from stone.

How Far Did Neolithic Britons Carry Stonehenge’s Most Famous Boulder? In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

But 1,000 years before either of those was constructed, Neolithic people in present-day Spain built a colossal stone chamber that included a 150-ton capstone—roughly five times the weight of the ...

The physical reconstruction of the necklace found in the Neolithic village of Ba’ja in Jordan. Alarashi et al., 2023, PLOS ONE Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

A vast Neolithic structure that could date back to more than 5,000 years ago has been discovered on a rugged island off the coast of Scotland.

A new study shows how a 5,600-year-old monument in what’s now Spain was erected. Each stone of the Menga Dolmen is many times bigger than Stonehenge’s megaliths.

While scientists do not have any similar written sources of eruptions from Neolithic times–about 10,000 to 2,000 BCE–they do have ice cores.

A research team has made exceptional discoveries on prehistoric archery from the early Neolithic period, 7,000 years ago. The well organic preservation of the remains of the Cave of Los ...