The term "Heavy Neolithic" was translated by Lorraine Copeland and Peter J. Wescombe from Henri Fleisch's term "gros Neolithique", suggested by Dorothy Garrod (in a letter dated February 1965) for adoption to describe the particular flint industry that was identified at sites near Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley. The industry was also termed "Gigantolithic" and confirmed as Neolithic by Alfred Rust and Dorothy Garrod.
... on the prevailing idea of a heavy reliance on animal proteins. During the Neolithic period, the domestication of wild animals and plants began, as well as the establishment of stable settlements.
Scotland’s heritage agency plans to introduce an admission fee at the neolithic Calanais standing stones, one of the most popular and revered cultural sites in the Hebrides.
This year, they've turned their creative energies towards recreating Stonehenge, the enigmatic ring-shaped Neolithic structure that has intrigued historians and tourists for centuries.
In 2018 BBCNews reported that two polished stone axes were uncovered at the Ness of Brodgar Neolithic settlement on Orkney, off the north east of Scotland, which showed signs of heavy practical use.