Flat ceramic disks were found as votive deposits in TRB monuments and flat graves (Flat grave of Issendorf). Flat ceramic disks are also found in other cultures (Michelsberg, Globular Amphora culture). The disks are often interpreted as bread baking plate. In the passage grave Denghoog on Sylt, Germany a number of votive offerings were found. Amongst … Read more
Cattle heads, skulls and horns occur in a variety of Neolithic ritual and monumental contexts. Several examples are known from Wiltshire [1]. At the Sherrington earthen long barrow, an ox skull together with a deer antler was deposited in a cist of chalk blocks beneath the mound. At Manton Down, an ox skull was deposited … Read more
The stone axe was one of the characteristic tools of the Neolithic. Hafted axes provided an effective means of felling and working timber and therefore played an important role in woodland management, building and farming. Axes could also serve as weapons, while particularly large, finely made or exotic examples had functions that extended beyond their … Read more
