THE NEW STONE AGE (Neolithic)
5500-3700 Year Ago

The large collection of flint implements makes Hengistbury one of the most important Neolithic sites in southern Britain. The tools included scrapers, knives and borers, arrowheads and polished axes; and, for the first time, pottery was manufactured on a large scale.

These settlers cleared vegetation to prepare the ground for cultivation. Primitive species of wheat and barley were grown and pigs, sheep and cattle were herded. This was the beginning of agriculture in Britain.

A different lifestyle developed because people no longer travelled long distances in search of food.

 

Pottery - Grooved Ware	Leaf-shaped arrowhead	Barbed Arrowhead