They began to set up farms. These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or new Stone Age): As well as setting up farms and permanent homes, they also built ...

Scientists discovered the first of these small, carved stone artifacts in 1995 at a Neolithic site called Rispebjerg on the island of Bornholm, about 112 miles (180 kilometers) southeast of ...

A "unique" and mysterious collection of engraved stone plaques were seemingly sacrificed by prehistoric people in Scandinavia following a devastating volcanic eruption around 4,900 years ago, a ...

The decorative artifacts date to around 2900 B.C.E., during the Neolithic period. Now, researchers have proposed a theory about the plaques’ origins: They suspect Neolithic farmers may have ...

(CNN) — Hundreds of unusual discs unearthed in Denmark are revealing clues into how a Stone Age population responded to a devastating volcanic eruption nearly 5,000 years ago, a new study has found.