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Landscape design is nothing new. Neolithic people linked complexes of person-made monuments into artificial landscapes, often incorporating natural features like rivers, springs and hills.
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Art – whether in the form of cave art, rock art, decorated pottery or sumptuous metalwork and jewellery – is one of the most enigmatic aspects of prehistory. It has meanings and functions that are beyond our present understanding.
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GIFTED TO THE NATION: THORNBOROUGH HENGES “THE STONEHENGE OF THE NORTH”
• Neolithic henges join Dover Castle and Kenwood in the National Heritage Collection • The site will be removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register • English Heritage provides more public access to the landscape
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South West GROUP TRAVEL ITINERARY
Take a tour around stunning south west England with this history-packed itinerary for groups.
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One of the major changes in prehistoric Britain was the gradual shift away from hunter-gathering towards settled agriculture. The arrival of farming from about 4000 BC had a profound effect on every aspect of daily life for the people who lived on our islands.
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Wanted: Child Executive Officer
English Heritage, the charity that looks after over 400 historic places across England, from Stonehenge to Hadrian's Wall, has today launched a nationwide search for its first ever CEO (Child Executive Officer).
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Violence and conflict undoubtedly occurred in prehistoric Britain, but the archaeological evidence – mainly bodies with fatal injuries – is often subject to varying interpretations. Where earlier archaeologists identified massacres, revisionists have put forward less sensational explanations.
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Prehistoric Earthworks and Their Afterlife at Knowlton
How a unique group of Neolithic monuments in Dorset have remained a significant and atmospheric presence for the people living around them, as well as artists, antiquaries and archaeologists, for 4,000 years.