Compare and contrast the archaeological evidence for religio

There are some similarities between the ways in which the Neolithic and Iron Age present evidence for religion and ritual, however there are many more differences. There is definite evidence of ritual in the Neolithic period. This evidence consists mainly of burials and various structures that have no clearly defined use. In the Neolithic period there have been found large unchambered tombs called long barrows. These long barrows have been found up to 545 metres long …showed first 75 words of 771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 771 total…greatly. It cannot be said that beliefs in religion and ritual advance as it cannot clearly be said what the term ‘advance’ means in this context. All that can be said is there is definitely a presence of ritual in the 3 mentioned periods and that a large proportion of both time and resources were devoted to tasks which offered no obvious practical reward, and so can only said to be of ritual or religious significance.