Stone Age men 2 May 9, 2022 970 × 546 In a burial ground full of Stone Age men, one grave holds a ‘warrior’ woman The first monumental graves at Fleury-sur-Orne in Normandy were built in the early Neolithic period about 6,500 years ago. They consist of earthen mounds or “long barrows” up to 1,200 feet long.