Time Team Special: Journey To Stonehenge | Classic Special (2005)
“…As they travelled downstream towards Stonehenge, the dead would then be transformed into spirits and pass into the afterlife. The discovery of a curved avenue (the first #neolithic road found in Europe) leading from the henge to the river helps to bear out his own theory - of the spiritual transition from wood and decay to stone and permanence.” #archaeology
A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralized state authority, finds a new study.
A #Neolithic arrowhead made of rock crystal, found in the pile-dwelling settlement in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, dating around 3500 B.C. The raw material was not available in the region, it came from the Alps.
#Neolithic textile production: a charred skein of linen thread, dating around 3200 BC, from the pile dwelling settlement of Nußdorf-Maurach, Überlingen, Lake Constance. The damp environment has preserved it in good condition.
"An astonishing 2,500 beads — flat beads, cylindrical beads, disc beads, tubular shell beads — were ultimately unearthed. Most of them were made of sandstone, but there were also turquoise, shell and amber beads from Lebanon that are the oldest ever discovered."
#FindsFriday: a well-preserved #Neolithic knife, the blade was made of flint and fastened with birch tar in a handle made of wood.
From the pile dwelling settlement at Wangen-Hinterhorn, Lake Constance, dating 3800-3500 BC.
Scientists have discovered a Neolithic ornate necklace in a child's grave in Jordan. According to a new study, this single accessory provides new insights into the social complexity of Neolithic culture.
Scientists found a curious ancient artifact while excavating in a cave in Poggio Nativo, Lazio, Italy. The object in question has been described as a rare, 7,000-year-old clay figurine made in an unknown individual's image.
A #Neolithic conch shell horn (charonia nodifera) found in Ösel, Lower Saxony, dating 5300-4900 BC - the oldest known musical instrument in this region. It's an evidence for early contacts with the Mediterranean.
The shell was found filled with flint tools in a settlement pit.
And then, suddenly, there's a row of stones in the forest. What was on the minds of these #neolithic people when they built their megalithic burials? Seen on the #Baltic Coast, Everstorfer Forst (there is a whole series of structures there, large and small). What's in 5000 years?
A rare polissoir, a stone used by Neolithic people to sharpen and polish stone axe heads 5,000 years ago, has been discovered in the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve in Dorset. It is only the second polissoir found undisturbed in situ, known as an “earthfast” stone, in England.
"The Department for Transport approved the £1.7bn two-mile (3.2km) tunnel from Amesbury to Berwick Down in Wiltshire yesterday."
"#Unesco, the UN's heritage body, previously warned that Stonehenge will be placed on its "in danger" list if the tunnel goes ahead, and could lose its status entirely."
Surely £1.7bn is best invested in car infrastructure destroying a #neolithic monument during a raging #ClimateCrisis.
NEW by mapping over 6000 sites across Eurasia and Africa based on the distribution of raw materials, researchers are examining social inequality and exchange networks from the #Neolithic to the #IronAge
This is a very enigmatic monument and archaeologists suggest that the massive capstone sloped backward from the 2 metre high portal (entry) stones and rested on one or more back stones. There is a difficulty with this interpretation as outward-facing or transverse portal stones are not common in Ireland but do occur in other countries.
The tomb was modified and used as an animal shelter in the late 19th and early 20th century.
China's Ancient Water Pipes Show People Mastered Complex Engineering Without The Need For A Centralized State Authority - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralized state authority, finds a new study.
Beautiful Neolithic Ornate Necklace With Over 2,500 Stones Found In A Child's Grave - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
Scientists have discovered a Neolithic ornate necklace in a child's grave in Jordan. According to a new study, this single accessory provides new insights into the social complexity of Neolithic culture.
Rare 7,000-Year-Old Clay Figurine Discovered In Battifratta Cave, Lazio - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
Scientists found a curious ancient artifact while excavating in a cave in Poggio Nativo, Lazio, Italy. The object in question has been described as a rare, 7,000-year-old clay figurine made in an unknown individual's image.
Remarkable Complex Of Early Neolithic Monuments Discovered In Herefordshire, England - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
While investigating the area around Dorstone Hill in Herefordshire, England, scientists discovered a remarkable complex of early Neolithic monuments.
Neolithic blade-polishing boulder found in Valley of the Stones (www.thehistoryblog.com)
A rare polissoir, a stone used by Neolithic people to sharpen and polish stone axe heads 5,000 years ago, has been discovered in the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve in Dorset. It is only the second polissoir found undisturbed in situ, known as an “earthfast” stone, in England.