Neolithic Britain

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite burial mounds
pottery shards
stone axes
settlement remains
gptkbp:burialPractice cairns
chambered tombs
long barrows
gptkbp:characterizedBy agriculture
megalithic monuments
settled communities
gptkbp:climate temperate
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
cereals
wild plants
domesticated animals
gptkbp:economy hunting and gathering
animal husbandry
subsistence farming
gptkbp:endDate circa 2500 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Bronze_Age_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neolithic Britain
gptkbp:introduced cereal crops
domesticated animals
gptkbp:language unknown
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Britain
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
wood
flint
stone tools
gptkbp:notableCategory gptkb:Grooved_ware_culture
gptkb:Megalithic_culture
gptkb:Windmill_Hill_culture
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Stonehenge
gptkb:Avebury
gptkb:Maeshowe
gptkb:Skara_Brae
gptkb:West_Kennet_Long_Barrow
gptkbp:partOf Neolithic
gptkbp:populationEstimate tens of thousands
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mesolithic_Britain
gptkbp:significantEvent construction of megaliths
development of pottery
emergence of permanent settlements
transition to farming
gptkbp:startDate circa 4000 BCE
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:ship
trackways
gptkbp:writingSystem none
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mike_Parker_Pearson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6