Neolithic: Facts

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the Ness of Brodgar archaeological site in Orkney includes the remains of a large building described as a Neolithic "cathedral"?
the Michelsberg culture of Neolithic Central Europe is known for its tulip-shaped pottery (pictured)?
the rock gong was a neolithic musical instrument made out of dolerite that would resonate with a metallic tone when struck with a small igneous stone?
the The Bull Ring is a henge that was built in the late Neolithic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire?
the island of Pseira, off the coast of Crete, has an archaeological history from the end of the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age, with Minoan ruins being the most studied?
the history of writing began in the 4th millennium BC out of neolithic proto-writing?
one of the Stone Age Lancken-Granitz dolmens (entrance pictured) was used as a shelter by the East German army?
Jingning County, in Gansu, People's Republic of China, is one of the seats of Chinese civilization, with a history dating back to the Neolithic era?
Jabal Amman is one of the seven original hills that Amman, Jordan was built on during the Neolithic period?
Tell Halaf in Syria contains the archaeological remains of a Neolithic culture characterized by glazed pottery painted with geometric and animal designs?
according to local tradition, on Midsummer's Eve the capstone of the Neolithic St Lythans burial chamber (pictured) in Wales spins round three times, then all the stones bathe in a nearby river?
in 2006, a descendant of the 17th century Hebridean chieftain who once fortified himself in Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim (pictured), scaled the stack and found a piece of possibly Neolithic pottery?
Gavrinis, an island in the Gulf of Morbihan off the coast of Brittany, France, has a rich abundance of megalithic art from the New Stone Age?

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