Neolithic Collection (#9)

Stonehenge in the snow DP157907
Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire. General view of Stonehenge in the snow. Photographed in January 2010

Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

West Kennet Long Barrow EAW169451
West Kennet Long Barrow, Witshire. This chambered long barrow is one of the most impressive Neolithic tombs in England. It forms part of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site

The Trundle 21025_07
The Trundle, St Roches Hill, West Sussex. Inside the well-defined ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort lie the fainter remains of a Neolithic causewayed enclosure dating to perhaps 3700-3300 BC

Restoring Stonehenge EAW072757
Stonehenge, Wiltshire. Photographed in July 1958 with restoration works in progress. Aerofilms Collection

Windmill Hill 27629_006
Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure, Wiltshire. Photographed in April 2013. SU0871/113

Stonehenge at sunrise N120063
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Detailed view of Stonehenge at sunrise

Stonehenge at sunrise N120062
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view of Stonehenge at sunrise

Stonehenge at sunrise N120061
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view of Stonehenge at sunrise

Durrington Walls N130013
DURRINGTON WALLS Wiltshire. General view of Durrington Walls landscape

Cave painting, from Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk sanctuary, 7th millenium BC
Prehistory, Turkey, Neolithic. Cave painting. From Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk sanctuary, 7th millennium b.C

Reconstruction of Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk sanctuary
Prehistory, Turkey, Neolithic. Reconstruction of Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk sanctuary, 7th millennium b.C

Cave painting depicting hunting scene, from Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk sanctuary
Prehistory, Turkey, Neolithic. Cave painting depicting a hunting scene. From Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk sanctuary, 7th millennium b.C

Stone statue of mother goddess or fertility goddess, from Hagar Qim Temple
Prehistory, Malta, Neolithic. Stone statue of mother goddess or fertility goddess, 3rd millennium b.C. From Hagar Qim Temple

Tregiffian Burial Chamber N071864
TREGIFFIAN BURIAL CHAMBER, St Buryan, Cornwall. General view of the chambered tomb. SW431244

Silbury Hill N120037
SILBURY HILL, AVEBURY, Wiltshire. General view of Silbury Hill with water and mist

Stonehenge K040932
Stonehenge, Wiltshire. View from the South East of the stones at midsummer sunset

Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Peglers Tump) N100753
ULEY LONG BARROW, Gloucestershire. Aerial view of Hetty Peglers Tump (RSM 22858; SO789000)

Woodhenge N100698
WOODHENGE, Wiltshire. Heavy snowfall at Woodhenge

Grey Wethers Stone Circles N081130
GREY WETHERS STONE CIRCLES, Dartmoor, Devon. View of the stones

Silbury Hill N100569
SILBURY HILL, Wiltshire. General view of the monument under snow. Part of the Avebury World Heritage Site

Stonehenge N100561
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Distant view of the stones in a landscape covered with snow

Stonehenge N000052
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View from the Slaughter Stone looking towards the stone circle

Raising a lintel, Stonehenge J050105
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter DUNN (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing the phases of raising a lintel to the top of two sarsens

Raising a sarsen stone, Stonehenge J050096
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter DUNN (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing the raising of a sarsen stone into an upright position

Stonehenge N100104
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View from above. Little planet. A digitally enhanced view of Stonehenge at sunrise showing the sunlight shining through a trilithon

Kits Coty a001663
KITS COTY, near Maidstone, Kent. The exterior of the megalithic monument surrounded by modern, protective railings. It was originally covered by a long barrow that measured 200 feet long

Stonehenge N100007
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Detail of floodlit trilithons

Arthurs Stone N900006
ARTHURs STONE, Herefordshire. Reconstruction drawing of burial by Ivan Lapper

Hurlers Stone Circles N061067
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES, Cornwall. General view of the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles. Reputed to be the remains of men petrified for playing hurling on a Sunday

Stonehenge landscape c. 2500BC H870003
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Livestock farming and Blue Stones in the distance shortly after 2500 BC. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan LAPPER

Stonehenge landscape c. 3000BC H870002
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing of the landscape leading towards the chalk bank of first phase Stonehenge around 3000 BC by Ivan LAPPER

Stonehenge showing photographers ladder in 1954 P50803
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. A make-shift tower to take elevated vertical shots of the excavation of stoneholes 57 and 58

Grey Wethers Stone Circles N080727
GREY WETHERS STONE CIRCLES, Dartmoor, Devon. View of the stones

Silbury Hill N080701
SILBURY HILL, Avebury, Wiltshire. View across a frost laden field looking towards Silbury Hill

Stanton Drew Circles and Cove N080715
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE, North Somerset. General view of the stone circle

Stonehenge trilithon N080177
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view of trilithon

Stonehenge N071217
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of Stonehenge at sunrise

Silbury Hill N071112
SILBURY HILL, Avebury, Wiltshire. General view of Silbury Hill

Mayburgh Henge K060244
MAYBURGH HENGE, Cumbria. View of the standing stone located in the middle of the henge

Mayburgh Henge K060246
MAYBURGH HENGE, Cumbria. View towards the standing stone located in the middle of the henge showing snow fall on the fells behind

Flint knapping N070999
GRIMES GRAVES, Norfolk. Flint knapping demonstration. Detailed view of a flint during knapping

Arbor Low Stone Circle K060167
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE, Derbyshire. General view of the stone circle showing the Derbyshire dales in the background

Avebury Stone Circle K020802
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Part of the circle with village in the background

Stonehenge J050111
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. " The North West Prospect of Stone Henge". An illustration from Inigo Jones " Stone-Heng" published 1725

Castlerigg Stone Circle K022013
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, Cumbria. General view of the stones

Stonehenge K930566
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Silhouette of the stones at sunrise

Castlerigg Stone Circle N060255
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, Cumbria. General view with stone in the foreground

Stonehenge J870245
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Midsummer sunrise. The Sarsen Circle and Heel Stone in the distance

Stonehenge N030019
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Detailed view of the stones showing the circle of Sarsens in the background

Stonehenge K930568
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Silhouette of the stones at sunrise

Stonehenge K040907
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire.View of trilithon in the snow

Avebury K040334
AVEBURY, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the site looking north west

Mayburgh Henge K031165
MAYBURGH HENGE, Cumbria. View of standing stone inside the prehistoric circular earthwork

Stonehenge Phase 3v J050051
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing of Phase 3V by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team. The midwinter sunset

Stonehenge: 2005 aerial view J050050
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. 2005 aerial view reconstruction painting by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team

Stonehenge Phase 3i and 3a J050048
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing of Phase 3I and 3a by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team

Woodhenge J040099
WOODHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team, showing the roofed Woodhenge in c2400 BC

Woodhenge J040098
WOODHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team, showing the roofed Woodhenge in c2400 BC

Woodhenge J040096
WOODHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team, showing the freestanding posts and lintels in c2400 BC

Long Meg and her Daughters K031169
LONG MEG AND HER DAUGHTERS, Cumbria. A Bronze Age circle said to be a coven of witches which were petrified by a Scottish wizard

West Kennet Avenue from the air K040331
WEST KENNET AVENUE, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the site looking North West. Part of the Avebury World Heritage Site

The British Association at Bath: Druidical stones in an orchard at Stanton Drew
The British Association at Bath: Druidical circles at Stanton Drew, 1864

Close up of Stonehenge stones at night, Wiltshire, England, Uk, September 2009

Hambledon Hill, Dorset, 1946. Artist: John Piper
Hambledon Hill, Dorset, 1946. From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). Artist: Richard Tongue
Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Stonehenge, (c1920). A reconstruction of the stone circle as it looked up to 5, 000 years ago when it was built, and a view in modern times showing how the stones have fallen over time

Ring of Brodgar, Megalithic Stone Circle, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, 20th century. A Neolithic henge and stone circle near Stromness in Orkney, Scotland

Carved Chalk Phallus
Carved chalk phallus from an infilled pit in a ditch of Maumbury rings, now at Dorset County Museum

Cord-decorated Neolithic Beaker, from the River Thames at Mortlake. From the British Museums collection

Neolithic bone pins from the Skara Brae Neolithic settlement. From the Tankernges House Museums collection, Orkney

Castlerigg Stone Circe, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria
The Druids Circle - Keswick, Cumbria - The Castlerigg Stone Circle - one of the most visually impressive prehistoric stone monuments in the United Kingdom

Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf. Syria
Syria. Entrance to the Aleppo National Museum. Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf

Halaf culture. (ca 6000-5300 BC). Syria. Orthostat. Winged g
Mesopotamia. Halaf culture. (ca 6000-5300 BC). Neolithic. Syria. Colossal statue of bird. Temple-Sanctuary of Tell Hall. Basalt. 9th century BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Prehistoric Art. Neolithic. Portugal. Stone tool. From Anta Grande da Comenda. High Neolithic. Archaeology Museum. Montemor-o-Novo. Portugal

Bell Beaker Culture. Ca. 2800-1800 BC. Sabadell, Spain
Bell Beaker Culture. Burial 1. Torrent of Sant Oleguer, Sabadell. Neolithic. Ca. 2800-1800 BC. Sabadell History Museum. Spain

The Skarpsalling Pot. 3200 BC. Neolithic Period
The Skarpsalling Pot. Troldebjerg style. 3200 BC. Neolithic Period. Found near Skarpsalling, Himmerland. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Flint axe of stone from Denmark
Flint axe of stone. Neolithic. From Denmark. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Antelope engraved on a stone plaque. Neolithic. National Arc
Antelope engraved on a stone plaque. Saguia El Hamra. Western Sahara. Neolithic. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Dolmen El Sotillo. Spain
Dolmen El Sotillo. Neolithic. Laguardia. Basque Country. Spain

Prehistoric Art. Spain. Beaker culture (2500-1800 BC). Late Neolithic or Chalcolithic running into the early Bronze Age. It comes from Mallen. Museum of Zaragoza. Aragon

Iraq / Tell Afar
An engraving showing Layards camp close to Tell Afer. Recent excavations close by at Qermez Dere have revealed evidence of an early Aceramic Neolithic settlement. Date: 1849

Cross section illustration of recreation of neolithic town from the excavations carried out at Catal Huyuk

British landscape with various prehistoric animals
British landscape, 350, 000 pb. Includes from left; Woolly rhino, Megaloceros (Irish Elk), Saiga antelope, Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), Homo neanderthalensis, Cave lion, Arctic lemming

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Step back in time and explore the wonders of the Neolithic era. From the mystical Avebury Stone Circle to the iconic Stonehenge, these ancient sites hold secrets that continue to captivate our imagination. Journey through history as you stand amidst the Avebury Stone Circle (J900435), marveling at its grandeur and wondering about its purpose. Feel a sense of awe as you approach Stonehenge ahead (FL01500_02_003), knowing that you are about to witness one of the world's most famous landmarks. As you gaze upon Stonehenge (J850008) during golden hour, let yourself be transported to an age long gone, where rituals and beliefs intertwined with nature. The setting sun casts a warm glow on this enigmatic structure (J870232), creating a breathtaking sight that leaves no visitor untouched. Venturing further north, discover Skara Brae Prehistoric Village on Scotland's Orkney Islands – a remarkable testament to human resilience and ingenuity. Explore these ancient dwellings and imagine what life was like for our ancestors thousands of years ago. Return once more to Stonehenge (N071215) and immerse yourself in its timeless allure. Let your mind wander as you walk among these colossal stones, pondering their origins and significance. Make your way towards Waylands Smithy (K040655), another Neolithic gem nestled within England's countryside. Here, experience tranquility amidst nature while admiring this well-preserved burial chamber. Continue your journey with a visit to Avebury Stone Circle (N071124). This expansive site will leave you awestruck by its sheer scale – an impressive feat accomplished by early civilizations who left behind enduring legacies. Stonehenge beckons once again (K021103), inviting visitors from around the globe to delve into its mysteries. Stand beneath towering monoliths and contemplate their purpose in this sacred space.