Neolithic age

Connected Sites: 73

The Neolithic or New Stone Age (period in time varies per geographical area)

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Connected Sites

Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
Inscribed: 2000
2.39
155
18
"Criterion (Iii): The Arrival Of The Neolithic Cultures Marked A Major Milestone In Human Cultural And Technological Development, Which Is Vividly Illustrated By The Vast Complex Of Ancient Flint Mines At Spiennes." (Ouv)
Neolithic Orkney
Neolithic Orkney
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1999
3.80
140
11
"The State Of Preservation Of Skara Brae Is Unparalleled Amongst Neolithic Settlement Sites In Northern Europe." (Ouv)
Choirokoitia
Inscribed: 1998
2.49
178
13
"It Represents The Aceramic Neolithic Of Cyprus At Its Peak, That Is The Success Of The First Human Occupation Of The Island By Farmers Coming From The Near East Mainland Around The Beginning Of 9th Millennium." (Ouv)
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Inscribed: 1979
3.12
122
7
"During The Neolithic Period (The 5th To 1st Centuries Of The 4th Millennium Bc Approximately-5500-3300 Bc[5]), Agricultural Practices Spread In Val Camonica, Correlated With The Formation Of The First Sedentary Settlements. In The Field Of Rock Art, Human Figures And Sets Of Geometric Elements, Such As Rectangles, Circles, And Dots, Constitute The Main Elements Of The Compositions And Complete The Symbolic Meaning Of The Anthropomorphical Petroglyphs." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Brú na Bóinne
Inscribed: 1993
3.62
258
11
"The Knowth Group, Where The Earliest Features Date From The Neolithic Period And The Latest From The Anglo-Norman Period, Has Produced Thirty Monuments And Sites" (Ouv)
Tassili n'Ajjer
Inscribed: 1982
3.62
24
2
The Site Of Tassili Was Primarily Occupied During The Neolithic Period By Transhumant Pastoralist Groups Whose Lifestyle Benefitted Both Humans And Livestock. There Are Numerous Rock Shelters Within The Sandstone Forests, Strewn With Neolithic Artifacts Including Ceramic Pots And Potsherds, Lithic Arrowheads, Bowls And Grinders, Beads, And Jewelry. (Wiki)
Ban Chiang
Ban Chiang
Thailand
Inscribed: 1992
2.40
70
6
" Presenting A Full Picture Of The Emergence Of A Settled Agrarian Way Of Life In The Early Neolithic Period In Southeast Asia" (Official Description Unesco Website)
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.75
589
18
"The Evolution Of Monument Construction And Of The Continual Use And Shaping Of The Landscape Over More Than 2000 Years, From The Early Neolithic To The Bronze Age" (Ouv)
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Inscribed: 1980
3.57
396
12
"Their Makers Erected The Two Ġgantija Temples During The Neolithic" (Wiki)
St. Kilda
St. Kilda
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.50
30
4
"Recently, The First Direct Evidence Of Earlier Neolithic Settlement Emerged?Shards Of Pottery Of The Hebridean Ware Style, Found To The East Of The Village."
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
Inscribed: 1997
3.57
152
7
Mont Perdu - Several Sites Including The Dolmen From Tella
Lopé-Okanda
Inscribed: 2007
1.95
11
1
"Criterion (Iv): The Collection Of Neolithic And Iron Age Sites Together With The Rock Art Remains Appear To Reflect A Major Migration Route Of Bantu And Other Peoples" (Ouv)
Byblos
Byblos
Lebanon
Inscribed: 1984
3.16
121
4
"Continuously Inhabited Since Neolithic Times" (Ouv)
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Inscribed: 1980
3.73
256
15
"The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Is One Of The Best Preserved And Most Extensive Environments That Have Survived From The Neolithic." (Ab Ev)
Atapuerca
Inscribed: 2000
2.29
122
7
"The Galería Del Silex Contains Abundant Evidence Of Human Occupation During The Neolithic And Bronze Age. More Than Fifty Painted And Engraved Panels Have Been Recorded, With Geometrical Motifs, Hunting Scenes, And Anthropomorphic And Zoomorphic Figures." (Ab)
Sangiran Early Man Site
Inscribed: 1996
1.86
74
9
Some Neolithic Remains Have Been Found But The Main Period Of Interest Regarding The Human Remains Was Much Earlier
Matera
Matera
Italy
Inscribed: 1993
3.86
263
7
Traces History Bak To Neolithic Age, Famous For "Matera Ware" Pottery
See Historic-Cities.Huji.Ac.Il
Nisa
Nisa
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 2007
2.07
56
5
New Nisa - Neu-Nisa War Der Erste Ort, An Dem Die Neolithische Dschejtun-Kultur Nachgewiesen Wurde. (Wiki)
Vegaøyan
Inscribed: 2004
2.56
49
6
"The Abundance Of Resources Led To Great Activity Throughout The Mesolithic And Neolithic. So Far, Stone Age Finds Have Been Recorded At 108 Locations On Vega, The Majority Being Habitation Sites." (Nomination Dossier)
Southern Öland
Inscribed: 2000
2.52
126
7
"Passage Graves On Västra Landborgen Provide Evidence For Permanent Settlement In The Neolithic Period." (Ab Ev)
Aggtelek and Slovak Karst
Aggtelek and Slovak Karst
Hungary, Slovakia
Inscribed: 1995
3.14
166
11
Baradla-Domica Cave : "Natural Entrances To The Cave Have Been Open From Ancient Times, And There Are Traces Of Neolithic Occupation." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ohrid Region
Ohrid Region
Albania, North Macedonia
Inscribed: 1979
3.40
251
7
"A Great Number Of Archaeological Sites Testify To Origins From The Neolithic Period, ..." (Ouv Statement)
See Ohrid.Org.Mk
Mount Taishan
Inscribed: 1987
3.61
100
7
"By Neolithic Times, 5,000-6,000 Years Ago, It Had Become A Significant Cultural Centre With Two Cultures Flourishing, The Dawenkou To The North And The Longshan To The South Of The Mountain." (Ab Evaluation)
Taxila
Taxila
Pakistan
Inscribed: 1980
2.98
51
4
Tumulus Of Saraikala
Sarazm
Sarazm
Tajikistan
Inscribed: 2010
1.92
51
6
"Icomos Considers That Sarazm Is An Important Archaeological Site At Central Asian Level, And That It Fully Illustrates Proto-Urban Development And The Birth Of Networks Of Tangible And Cultural Interchanges Over Long Distances, From The End Of The Neolithic Until The Bronze Age" (Ab Ev)
Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Inscribed: 1998
3.40
191
5
Capo Grosso - "It Has Been Successively Occupied Over Time By Farmers During The Neolithic Period, .." (Ouv)
Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum
Jordan
Inscribed: 2011
3.98
299
8
Several Sites, Including Neolithic Village Of Abu Nakheileh, Agricultural Settlement Of Udayb Er-Rih
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
Inscribed: 2011
2.03
296
15
"The Waterlogged Conditions Have Preserved Organic Matter That Contributes In An Outstanding Way To Our Understanding Of Significant Changes In The Neolithic And Bronze Age History Of Europe In General," (Ouv)
Wrangel Island
Inscribed: 2004
2.53
2
1
Chertov Ovrag Site: "On Wrangel Island, The Earliest Neolithic Site Without Pottery, Chertov Ovrag, Was [Sup.14]C Dated To C. 3400 Bp"
See Go.Gale.Com
Tadrart Acacus
Inscribed: 1985
3.69
7
1
" Animal Domestication As Part Of The African Neolithic Was Introduced In This Region By Around 7000 Bp, And Pastoralism And Foraging Were The Primary Subsistence Strategies Of People In This Region, Not Agriculture. Sites In This Region Have Been Split Into Three Main Occupation Periods: The Early Acacus, Late Acacus, And Pastoral Neolithic... The Pastoral Neolithic Was Characterized By Increased Mobility In A More Humid Environment Again, And The Domestication Of Animals. " (Wiki)
Lushan National Park
Inscribed: 1996
2.91
65
3
"Archaeological Sites Include The Large Neolithic Village Of Tingzi Dun (4th Millennium Bc), The Farming, Hunting And Fishing Settlement Of The Shang And Zhou Dynasties Of Fanzhou Yan (1600-1000 Bc), The Residences Of Tao Yuan-Ming, Who Moved Several Times During His Lifetime (365-427), And The Battlefield Of Boyang Lake (Three Kingdoms Period, 220-65)." - Nomination File
Komodo National Park
Inscribed: 1991
3.78
112
7
Neolithic Graves, Artefacts And Megaliths
Al Ain
Al Ain
United Arab Emirates
Inscribed: 2011
2.55
140
8
"Mobile Hunter-Gatherer Groups Of The Neolithic Period (6th Millennium To 4th Millennium Bc In Al Ain) With Remains Discovered Alongside The Eastern Ridge Of Jebel Hafit" (Ab Ev)
Kazan Kremlin
Inscribed: 2000
2.79
85
6
"Today, The Number Of Monuments Of The Mesolithic (7th-5th Millennia Bc)And Neolithic Ages (4th--3rd Millennia Bc) In The Territory And In The Suburbs Of The Present-Day Kazan Is Approaching Ten." (See Link)
See Real-Kremlin.Ru
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger
Inscribed: 1996
1.94
14
4
"The Site Reflects The Interaction Between Natural Resources And Humans Since Neolithic Times." (Ab Ev)
Mycenae and Tiryns
Inscribed: 1999
3.54
294
10
The Site Of Mycenae Is Known From Excavations To Have Been Occupied From The Neolithic Period (C . 4000 Bc). (Ab)
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Inscribed: 2000
2.82
117
5
"Toward The End Of The Stone Age, And Many Contemporary Dwelling Sites Have Been Discovered" (Nom File)
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2000
3.38
275
12
The Region Of Krems And Melk Was Densely Settled As Early As The Neolithic Period (4500-1800 Bce) (Ab Ev)
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Inscribed: 2007
2.88
225
8
Alignement De Lutry: "L'Alignement A Été Dressé Au Néolithique, Entre -4500 Et -4000" (Wiki)
Air and Téneré
Inscribed: 1991
3.14
4
1
Palaeolithic And Neolithic Archaeological Sites Are Found At Many Locations In The Reserve, As Are Rock Engraving Sites. (Unesco Website)
Çatalhöyük
Inscribed: 2012
3.45
78
7
"Çatalhöyük Provides A Unique Testimony To A Moment Of The Neolithic, In Which The First Agrarian Settlements Were Established In Central Anatolia" (Ouv)
Mount Carmel Caves
Inscribed: 2012
2.23
90
5
"This Significant Regional Culture Of The Late Epi-Palaeolithic Period Presents The Transition From Palaeolithic To Neolithic Ways Of Life, From Nomadic To Complex, Sedentary Communities, Bearing Testimony To The Last Hunter-Gatherer Society And The Various Adaptations It Underwent On The Threshold Of Agriculture." (Ouv)
Lenggong Valley
Inscribed: 2012
1.76
53
14
Bukit Gua Harimau
Banc d'Arguin
Banc d'Arguin
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1989
2.32
18
2
Neolithic Archaeological Sites And Vestiges Of The Almoravid Civilization Are Found On Some Of The Islands. (Eoearth)
Petra
Petra
Jordan
Inscribed: 1985
4.61
386
21
Remains Of The Neolithic Settlement At Beidha
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Fossil Hominid Sites
Inscribed: 1999
2.33
74
5
Numerous Sites Spanning The Earlier Stone Age To Later Stone Age (Nom File)
Göbekli Tepe
Inscribed: 2018
3.78
76
6
"Monumental Structures, Interpreted As Monumental Communal Buildings (Enclosures), Were Erected By Groups Of Hunter-Gatherers In The Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period" (Ouv)
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2018
2.19
49
3
The Earliest Occupation Of Al-Ahsa Is In The Location Of The Present Al-Hofuf, Where Remains From Pre-Ceramic Neolithic Culture (Before 6000 Bce) Have Been Found. (Ab Ev)
Liangzhu Archaeological Site
Inscribed: 2019
3.04
50
4
Late Neolithic Period Of China
Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines
Inscribed: 2019
2.63
67
6
Mining Sites Dating From The Neolithic And The Bronze Age (C. 3900-1600 Bce) (Ab Ev)
Petroglyphs of the Lake Onega and the White Sea
"Criterion (Iii): ... A Unique Source Of Data And Representing A Coherent Image Of The Neolithic Culture Period In The Northeastern Part Of Fennoscandia." (Ouv)
Hawraman/Uramanat
Inscribed: 2021
2.07
9
1
The Vertical Migration Pattern In Hawraman/Uramanat Is Among The Oldest Types Of Migration, Dating To The Early Neolithic. (Ab Ev)
Himā Cultural area
Inscribed: 2021
2.33
25
3
An Ancient Palaeolithic And Neolithic Site, The Bir Hima Complex Covers The Time Period Of 2500–1000 Bc
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Jomon Prehistoric Sites
Inscribed: 2021
2.49
36
4
"As Polished Stone Tools Were In Use In The Jōmon Period, It Can Be Placed At The Neolithic Stage."
See Www.Nippon.Com
Ancient Jericho
Inscribed: 2023
2.74
76
4
Crit Iii "Ancient Jericho/Tell Es-Sultan Testifies In An Exceptional Way To Developments That Took Place Across The Near East In The Neolithic, Characterised By The Shifting Of Humanity To A New Sedentary Lifestyle And The Related Transition To New Subsistence Strategies." (Ouv)
Niah Caves
Niah Caves
Malaysia
Inscribed: 2024
2.72
22
5
"Neolithic-Period Burials" (Ab Ev)
Al-Faw
Al-Faw
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2024
1.29
4
3
"Neolithic Tools Of Early People" (Ab Ev)
Antequera Dolmens Site
Inscribed: 2016
2.81
170
6
Criterion (Iii): "Antequera Dolmens Site Provides An Exceptional Insight Into The Funerary And Ritual Practices Of A Highly Organised Prehistoric Society Of The Neolithic And Bronze Age In The Iberian Peninsula." (Ouv)
Central Highlands
Inscribed: 2010
3.11
170
7
"So Far As The Archaeological Evidence From Horton Plains Is Concerned, The Significance Relates To Its Global Context, The Origin Of Agriculture, Which Marks The Dawn Of The Neolithic Revolution, Dating Back To 14,000–10,000 Years Bp" (Ab Ev)
Olympia
Olympia
Greece
Inscribed: 1989
3.63
275
8
The Pan-Hellenic Sanctuary Has Been Established In The History Of Culture, As The Most Important Religious, Political And Sports Centre, With A History That Dates Back To The End Of The Neolithic Times (4th Millennium Bc) (Ouv)
Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Inscribed: 1988
2.75
96
10
Two Neolithic Flint Mines Connected With Workshop Areas For Stone Tool-Making (Ouv)
Ephesus
Ephesus
Turkiye
Inscribed: 2015
4.13
343
6
The Neolithic Settlement Of Cukurici Mound Marking The Southern Edge Of The Former Estuary Is Now Well Inland (Ouv)
Hortobágy
Hortobágy
Hungary
Inscribed: 1999
2.30
127
8
"Also Found In The Park Are The Low Mounds (Tells) That Mark The Sites Of Ancient Settlements Back From The Neolithic" (Ouv)
Land of Frankincense
Inscribed: 2000
2.81
78
10
"There Is A Number Of Neolithic Sites In The Immediate Vicinity Of Shisr + Khor Rori A Series Of Archaeological Campaigns Have Identified A Considerable Number Of Sites, Most Of Them Neolithic." (Ab Ev)"
Paphos
Paphos
Cyprus
Inscribed: 1980
3.29
281
9
"Paphos, Which Has Been Inhabited Since The Neolithic Period" (Ouv)
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
Inscribed: 1992
2.36
63
4
"The Earliest Finds Date Back To The 5th/4th Millennium Bc, During The Neolithic Period, But The Main Settlement Began In The 10th Century Bc" (Ouv)
Schokland
Schokland
Netherlands
Inscribed: 1995
1.91
232
11
"There Are Four Large Village Terps, All Of Them Protected Archaeological Sites. A Fifth Such Site Includes Traces Of Neolithic, Bronze Age And Iron Age Settlements." (Ouv)
Vilnius
Vilnius
Lithuania
Inscribed: 1994
3.46
396
10
"The Vilnius Historic Centre Began Its History On The Glacial Hills That Had Been Intermittently Occupied From The Neolithic Period" (Ouv)
Rock Art in the Hail Region
Inscribed: 2015
3.25
41
4
- "The Intensive And Comprehensive Survey Of The Jabal Al-Manjor And Raat Complexes Since Their Recent Re-Discovery Resulted In The Locating Of Hundreds Of Rock Art Panels, Several Stone Structures, And Typical Stone Objects Of The Neolithic Era." – "Present Data Indicates That The Record Of Surviving Rock Art Commences Shortly After 10,000 Years Ago, Providing An Insight Into The Neolithic Culture Through Thousands Of Petroglyphs." (Ab Ev)
Saint-Emilion
Inscribed: 1999
3.01
235
8
Menhir De Peyrefitte
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Val d'Orcia
Inscribed: 2004
3.23
238
11
The Archaeological Area Of Cava Barbieri: The Oldest Settlement Dates Back To The Early Neolithic. Later Remains Are Indicative Of Contacts With Other Groups From Central And Northern Italy, With Linear Ceramics, And The "Ripoli Culture"; Then In The Last Phase Of The Neolithic With Groups From Southern Italy And Sicily With The Diana Culture. (Nomination File, P. 111)
Bassari Country
Inscribed: 2012
3.09
13
2
Archaeological Research Has Yielded Some Evidence Of The Human Occupation Of The Region Since The Neolithic Age, In The Forms Of Worked Stones, Pebble-Tools, Etc (Ab Ev)
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Inscribed: 1998
2.82
377
14
Dolmen Of Pech Laglaire 2
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org