When construction began on a neighborhood development project outside the town of Pfulgriesheim, France, researchers quickly learned this wasn’t the first time the site had housed a community.

They began to set up farms. These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or new Stone Age): As well as setting up farms and permanent homes, they also built ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Grinding stones from early Neolithic European communities held significant symbolic value, reflecting time and life cycles. These tools, used primarily by women ...