Neolithic Archaeological sites essays

Neolithic Archaeological sites essays Archaeological sites from the Neolithic Age offer us a peek into the lives of the Neolithic society. They left traces of their homes, tools, and places of worship along with burial chambers and mounds. Although much of the Neolithic Age is left up to our imagination, from ancient artifacts we can at least tell part of their story. Residents of Northern Europe and Britain from the Neolithic Age lived mainly on isolated farms. The typical home was around 430 square feet, quite small in comparison with todays houses. They were built of timber and had a thatched roof. While not much is left of the remains, the pits that were used for storage under and around the house still exist. Because most lived on these isolated farms, not many villages existed, and even fewer have been discovered. However, the two villages of Skara Brae and Rinyo provide us with what a typical village would have been like. Homes in the villages were even smaller than the isolated farms, measuring around 260 square feet. Many everyday items, including furniture, were made from caithness, an easily split flag stone. Along with artifacts, the Neolithic people also left many mysteries. One of those mysteries is a landform created by them. It is a circular area enclosed between one and four concentric ditches with banks on the inner sides. Archaeologists call these sites causewayed camps because between the ditches are causeways, or undisturbed areas of earth. Generally there is no evidence of anything having been on top of the bank, but pottery, along with animal and human bones, has been discovered buried in some of the ditches. The camps were never placed in specific geographic locations and are found in both valleys and hilltops. Many theories for their use exist, including markets for trade, cult ceremonial grounds, settlements, defenses, cattle compounds, or even a place to display the dead. Religion and ceremonial practices are an im...