The 12th-century church of St. James and a neolithic stone tomb called the King’s Quoit are also within easy walking distance.

Other neolithic sites in Britain will likely soon be undermined by a warmth-induced increase in small burrowing mammals.

The plant was used in neolithic China to construct shelter and rafts, and to make baskets.

Fowler says agriculture faces “its most severe set of challenges since the Neolithic period.”

Despite a forecast of cloud and rain, a large crowd of pagans and druids were among those to visit the ancient Neolithic monument.

In Ireland, the sun will mysteriously align with Newgrange, a Neolithic site that predates Stonehenge by a thousand years, flooding its interior with sunlight.