stone monuments often collective tombs from europe's neolithic period are often referred to as henge.
stone monuments often collective tombs from europe's neolithic period are often referred to as henge.
stone monuments often collective tombs from europe's neolithic period are often referred to as?
henge
like stonehenge and other stone monuments built during this period the original purpose of such stone circles is unknown, although there is strong evidence that they may have been ceremonial or religious sites. many other lone standing stones from the neolithic period can be seen around the parish, at sites including pridden, trelew, chyangwens and trevorgans. in addition to menhirs there are 12 stone crosses within the parish, including two fine examples in st buryan itself, one in the churchyard, and the other in the centre of the village. these take the form of a standing stone, sometimes carved into a celtic cross but more often left roughly circular with a carved figure on the face. it is thought that many of these are pagan in origin, dating from the neolithic and later periods, but were adapted by the early christian church to remove evidence of the previous religion. these crosses are often remote and mark/protect ancient crossing points. other examples in the parish can be found at crows-an-wra, trevorgans and vellansaga.
st buryan
archaeological research shows that during the 7th-6th millennium b.c the mesolithic period was replaced by the neolithic period. at present, researchers divide the neolithic period into two stages: the pottery neolithic period and pre-pottery neolithic period. material and cultural examples of the neolithic period were found in damcılı cave, gobustan monuments (ovçular mağarası (hunters' cave), anazagha, firuz, buyukdag mountains ), nakhchivan kultepe, khanlar, garakopektepe, yanigtepe, haji firuz, shomutepe, toyretepe and other monuments. the study of the monuments shows that during this period humans settled in open camps and were living sedentary lifestyle. some instruments found in gobustan such as fork-like, resembling the harvesting sickles show that farming had been developed. pre-historic human prepared these tools from mainly river stones. one of the most important innovations belonging to the neolithic era is the formation of pottery and weaving.
archaeology of azerbaijan