Neolithic Britain

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Neolithic Britain was the prehistoric period on the British Isles (c. 4000–2500 BCE) marked by the introduction of farming, construction of monumental stone and earthworks such as Stonehenge, and the development of settled communities and complex ritual landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture area
prehistoric period
agriculturalPractice cultivation of barley
cultivation of wheat
keeping of cattle
keeping of pigs
keeping of sheep
appliesTo British Isles
associatedWith Atlantic Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic Europe

Megalithic architecture
early farming communities
chronologicalPhase Early Neolithic
Late Neolithic
Middle Neolithic
endTime circa 2500 BCE
evidenceFrom archaeological excavation
human skeletal remains
lithic analysis
pollen analysis
radiocarbon dating
followedBy Bronze Age Britain
follows Mesolithic Britain
linked to: Mesolithic period
hasCharacteristic communal burial practices
complex ritual landscapes
construction of causewayed enclosures
construction of chambered tombs
construction of henges
construction of long barrows
construction of monumental earthworks
construction of monumental stone structures
construction of stone circles
development of ritual and ceremonial practices
development of settled communities
domestication of animals
domestication of plants
emergence of pottery
forest clearance for agriculture
increased sedentism
introduction of farming
landscape modification
long-distance exchange networks
use of polished stone tools
use of timber structures
hasMonument Avebury
Bryn Celli Ddu
Callanish stone circle
linked to: Callanish Stones

Cotswold-Severn long barrows
Dowth
Durrington Walls
Hambledon Hill
Knowth
Maeshowe
Newgrange
Orkney chambered cairns
Ring of Brodgar
Silbury Hill
Skara Brae
Stonehenge
West Kennet Long Barrow
Windmill Hill causewayed enclosure
linked to: Durrington Walls

Woodhenge
hasRegion Channel Islands
England
Ireland
Isle of Man
Scotland
Wales
partOf Neolithic Europe
startTime circa 4000 BCE
toolMaterial polished flint
stone axeheads
transitionMarkedBy appearance of metalworking in Bronze Age

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bluestones culturalContext Neolithic Britain
Aubrey holes culturalAttribution Neolithic Britain
Durrington Walls culturalPeriod British Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic Britain
Quoyness chambered cairn culture Neolithic Orkney culture
linked to: Neolithic Britain
King Stone partOf Cotswold megalithic tradition
linked to: Neolithic Britain
Pentre Ifan culturalPeriod Neolithic Britain
Stuart Piggott notableWork The Neolithic Cultures of the British Isles
linked to: Neolithic Britain
Wayland’s Smithy culturalPeriod Early Neolithic Britain
linked to: Neolithic Britain
West Kennet Avenue belongsToCulture British Neolithic culture
linked to: Neolithic Britain
Isbister Chambered Cairn partOf Neolithic archaeology of Scotland
linked to: Neolithic Britain
Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank culturalContext British Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic Britain
Mike Parker Pearson hasPublishedOn Neolithic Britain