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A group of 5 neolithic barrow exist. Tumulus Bougon. In Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Western France. One of the most famous and well-preserved groups of prehistoric burial mounds (or tumulus) exist. Raising scientific interest. There discovery in 1840 got many involved. Including tool operators. Archaeologists. Scientists. And, public/private business. Earth and stoneConsisting of a central mound. Constructed using earth and stone. It is surrounded by circular perimeter. Inside, is…
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Dolmen de Bagneux is great covered stone.
Its location in a forested area adds to the mysterious and ancient atmosphere of the site, and, its neolithic era. Dolmen de Bagneux is one of the largest dolmens in France and in Europe.Its chamber is still in tact. Though porch suspected damaged. It’s only a little narrower on the entry side. And, almost rectangular.…
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Michelsberg culture (4400 to 3500bc) is characterized by undecorated pointy based tulip beakers.
A hill near Untergrombach, Germany belongs to central Europes late neolithic period. Covering much of west central Europe, along both sides of the Rhine. Scientists have based chronology on pottery, and other neolithic elements. Important sitesKapellenbergSchiersteinHeilbronn-KlingenbergUrmitzIlsfeldBruchsal-Aue HistoryIn north eastern France around 4400, a new culture emerged. Based on human DNA, there tools and craft. Evidence…
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Gavrinis contains the Gavrinis tomb, a megalith comparable to some in Breton, Ireland and Orkney.
Notable for its abundance of megalithic art from the European Neolithic age. It is on a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, France. The main tomb was built around 4200-4000 BC, and finished off thereafter. Its use use ceased around 3000 BC, when the entrance was sealed off. Over time, landscapes transformed…
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Circular enclosures from the neolithic age are found in central Europe
Found in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, as well as the adjacent parts of Hungary and Poland. A stretch in the center of Europe some 800 km, or (500 mi) has numerous circular enclosures. Mostly across the Elbe and Danube basins. In German, they are called Kreisgrabenanlagen, “rondels” and “rondeloid”.Most of the circles are actually…
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Across many past and current cultures, caribou, reindeer or rangifer tarandus are mythical creatures
Still found in the northern portions of North America, Europe and Asia. Caribou, or reindeer, are holarctic deer. Reindeer, caribou or ranifer tarandus remain one of the most culturally significant creatures dating back to mythical stories from the pleistocene. Currently found in Alaska, Canada and along the Canada-U.S. border, including northern Idaho, northeastern Washington and…
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To many, neolithic Kefalari or Κεφαλάρι was spring, lit, or abundant gushing water
In Argolis is Kefalari. On the northern border of the “Plain of Argos”. Near Peloponnese, at the Argolic Gulf. . It was a significant neolithic era spot. Not far from the area was the pyramid of Hellikon. Experts agree it was probably built around 4000 years ago. Though hard to carbon date the stones, there…
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The neolithic age came rather late to different regions of earth. Especially in the north.
To one, during the Weichselian glaciation, almost 115,000 till about 11,700 years ago. Scandinavia begin the deep unfreezing from ice cover. It is decided that, in Denmark, the Ice Age finally ended about 9,700 years ago. About 15,000 to 13,000 BC years ago. The ice sheet, that covered almost all of Scandinavia, slowly began to…