In a groundbreaking discovery that upends prior understandings of ancient Scottish history, archaeologists have unearthed ...

Britain's prehistoric catastrophe revealed: How 90% of the neolithic population vanished in just 300 years. Ancient Britons may have been nearly wiped out by bubonic plague brought by newcomers to ...

By the end of the monument's various construction phases—around 1600 B.C.—Britain's insular Neolithic population appears to have been largely replaced by people with continental European ancestry.

The design of the cathedral may have been on the cutting edge of Neolithic Britain, but it didn’t stay the same for long. By around 2400 B.C., the original inner chamber was remodeled, ...

In contrast, other prehistoric megaliths across Britain and Europe tend to be made from rocks transported from an average of just 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) away.

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The newly revealed Scottish link implies that 4,500 years ago, there was already at least some political and religious cooperation across Britain. That’s because the Neolithic people who ...

Stonehenge, a Neolithic monument, is pictured in Wiltshire, England. Research has uncovered new insights into the provenance of the Altar Stone, one of the megaliths that form the monument.

Years ago, I took a self-guided tour of neolithic Britain. I spent a lot of time trying to break through hedgerows so I could access a standing stone on someone’s farm. But those hedges were ...