An Introduction to Life in Neolithic Europe

    The Neolithic, or New Stone Age, began in Europe around 7,000 BCE with early farmers in the Balkans.  It spread across the continent, and lasted until about 2,000 BCE, when the European Bronze Age began.  Agriculture arrived in southeastern Europe from the Levant, along with new technologies, including pottery and domestication of animals.  One common change was the move from flaked stone tools to ground or pecked stone tools, which take longer to make.  Typical Neolithic artifacts of this type include spindle whorls, net weights, mace heads, and hoes or adzes.

General information
    The Benaki Museum. "Greek history - Neolithic period (6800-3200 BC)." YouTube. April 4, 2017.
    NOVA PBS Official. "Ötzi the Iceman: A 5,000-Year-Old True Crime Murder Mystery | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS." YouTube. January 24, 2024.

Architecture and engineering
    Archaeology Now. "Tiny Lectures: Mysterious Göbekli Tepe - Dr. Mehmet Ozdogan." YouTube. July 15, 2020.
    EXARC. "A House Biography: Building and Burning an Experimental Reconstruction of a Neolithic House." YouTube. March 30, 2021.
    FRANCE 24 English. "The mystery behind the megaliths of France’s Brittany region." YouTube. June 7, 2019.
    National Monuments Service. "New Light at Newgrange." YouTube. December 21, 2020.
    Rathmines College of Further Education. "Brú na Bóinne - The Ancient Monuments Of Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth." YouTube. April 21, 2021.
    UHI Archaeology Institute. "Tombs of the Isles - Art and Architecture in Neolithic Orkney." YouTube. September 21, 2023.
    UMass Boston. "Neolithic Building at Vinca Site – Use of space – 3D reconstruction." YouTube. February 9, 2021.

Food and drink
    Archaeology Now. "Wine in the Cradle of Civilization - Uncorked | Dr. Stephen Batiuk." YouTube. November 12, 2020.
    BBC Global. "The Neolithic artefact that ensured our survival – BBC REEL." YouTube. July 29, 2022.
    EXARC. "Comparative Cheesemaking: Roman and Neolithic Cheese and the Ceramic Vessels Used to Produce them." YouTube. May 2, 2023.
    Miller, Max. "Recreating the Last Meal of Ötzi the Iceman." YouTube. June 4, 2024.

Painting and sculpture
    AncientCraftUK - Dr. James Dilley. "Amazing Discovery In Neolithic Tomb: Kilmartin Glen's Animal Rock Art." YouTube. June 2, 2021.
    English Heritage. "How To Make Prehistoric Pottery | Stone Age Technology." YouTube. April 3, 2017.
    European Association of Archaeologists. "Painting the Neolithic: coastal rock art from the Balkans to the Iberian Peninsula." YouTube. October 12, 2018.
    UNESCO. "Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (UNESCO/NHK)." YouTube. May 20, 2014.
    Visit Andalucia. "Neolithic Petroglyphs of the Cerro de las Minas in Granada province, Andalucia, Southern Spain." YouTube. January 10, 2023.

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