WebIn archaeology, debitage is all the material produced during the process of lithic reduction – the production of stone tools and weapons by knapping stone. This assemblage may include the different kinds of lithic flakes and lithic blades, but most often refers to the shatter and production debris, and production rejects.

WebThe Goseck Circle (German: Sonnenobservatorium Goseck) is a Neolithic structure in Goseck in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.. Its construction is dated to approximately 4900 B.C., and appears to have remained in use until about 4700 B.C. Thus, it may be the oldest and best known of the circular enclosures associated with the …

WebA canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle.. In British English, the term canoe can also refer to a kayak, while canoes are called Canadian or open canoes to distinguish them from kayaks. ...

WebStonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones. Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones. ...

WebA cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound.The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn [ˈkʰaːrˠn̪ˠ] (plural càirn [ˈkʰaːrˠɲ]).. Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehistoric times, they were raised as markers, as memorials and as burial monuments …

WebPaleolithic. 30,600 BC – Pestle used as a tool in southern Italy to grind oats. Neolithic Revolution. 8,500 BC – Neolithic Revolution, the first agricultural revolution, begins in the ancient Near East 8,000 BC – domesticated wheat at PPNA sites in the Levant 7500 BC – PPNB sites across the Fertile Crescent growing wheat, barley, chickpeas, peas, beans, …

WebA Clava-type passage grave surrounded by a circle of 11 standing stones. Bryn Celli Ddu: United Kingdom Europe: 2000 BC Tomb Located on the island of Anglesey. Balnuaran of Clava: United Kingdom Europe: 2000 BC Tomb The largest of three is the north-east cairn, which was partially reconstructed in the 19th century.

WebA reservoir (/ ˈ r ɛ z ər v w ɑːr /; from French réservoir [ʁezɛʁvwaʁ]) is an enlarged lake behind a dam.Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an …

WebAustralia and parts of Southeast Asia remained in the Paleolithic stage until European contact. The oldest firmly dated rock-art painting in Australia is a charcoal drawing on a rock fragment found during the excavation of the Nawarla Gabarnmang rock shelter in south western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.Dated at 28,000 years, it is one of the …

WebA tally stick (or simply tally) was an ancient memory aid device used to record and document numbers, quantities and messages.Tally sticks first appear as animal bones carved with notches during the Upper Palaeolithic; a notable example is the Ishango Bone.Historical reference is made by Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79) about the best wood to …