Archaeologists often break up this lengthy time span into three periods — the Paleolithic (3.3 million to 12,000 years ago), the Mesolithic (12,000 to 10,000 years ago), and the Neolithic ...

This small stone axehead is made from volcanic tuff and dates from the neolithic period. It would have been used, with an attached handle, for tasks such as chopping wood. The axehead was ...

A new study shows how a 5,600-year-old monument in what’s now Spain was erected. Each stone of the Menga Dolmen is many times bigger than Stonehenge’s megaliths.

The Neolithic period spanned approximately between 7000 BC and 2000 BC, and marks the transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles to settled agricultural communities.

A new study shows how a 5,600-year-old monument in what’s now Spain was erected. Each stone of the Menga Dolmen is many times bigger than Stonehenge’s megaliths.