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 ...

In southeastern Europe, the villages and egalitarian cemeteries of the Neolithic were replaced by imposing grave mounds covering lone adult men. Farther north, from Russia to the Rhine ...

The well-built homes at Skara Brae, Europe’s most complete Neolithic village, included stone hearths, beds, and cupboards. Sometimes you don’t even need to do that. In 1850 a gale tore away ...

This article was originally published with the title “ An Early Neolithic Village in Greece ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 212 No. 4 (April 1965), p. 82 doi:10.1038 ...

It is the best preserved Neolithic village in northern Europe and it offers us a unique window into the lives of the farmers who lived there between 3,200 and 2,500 BC. Skara Brae's remarkable ...

A small mound on Turkey's Anatolian plateau has yielded the remains of early communities that provide a long-sought link between the prehistoric cultures of the Near East and Europe ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Grinding stones from early Neolithic European communities held significant symbolic value, reflecting time and life cycles. These tools, used primarily by women ...

The Marlborough Mound is the second-largest Neolithic mound in Europe. Standing at 62ft (19m) and located in the grounds of Marlborough College, Wiltshire, it is rumoured to be the burial place of ...

But on the Orkney Islands, there aren't many trees. Neolithic people at Skara Brae built their houses from stone. The village is made up of a group of one-roomed circular homes. The houses have ...