Hjortspring Model of the boat deposited in the Hjortspring bog, southern Denmark, c. 350–300 B.C. The original boat, of which little remains, was more than 19 meters long. © THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENMARK. REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION.
Neolithic Sites of the Orkney Islands Decorated stone artifact from the Neolithic site of Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, c. 3100–2500 B.C. © ADAM WOOLFITT/CORBIS. REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION.
Trackways and Boats The Neolithic trackway at Sweet Track is an elevated pathway that ran nearly 2 kilometers across swamps in Somerset, England, almost 6,000 years ago. SOMERSET LEVELS PROJECT (JOHN COLES). REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION.
Bell Beakers from West to East Late Neolithic flint dagger from southern Sweden, c. 2000 B.C., that imitates forms of metal daggers characteristic of Bell Beaker assemblages in central Europe, including the simulated mold mark on the handle. THE ART ARCHIVE/HISTORISKA MUSÉET STOCKHOLM/DAGLI ORTI. REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION.