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Photo Pages: Klekkende Hoj
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Submitted by Martin_L on Wednesday, 07 January 2009 (322 reads)
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 Klekkende Hřj, Rřddinge (Klekkende Höj, Röddinge) is a perfectly preserved double-passage grave of a very rare sub-type, and one of Denmark's most important megalithic sites. Two 7,6m long parallel passages lead into one chamber (length 9m, covered by 7 capstones), that is divided by two internally shared endstones.
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Text Pages: Aztec Ruins National Monument
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Submitted by bat400 on Wednesday, 07 January 2009 (30 reads)
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Ancient Village or Settlement in San Juan County, New Mexico.
Ancient villages and Settlements. Ancient roads. Ancient Temples. Artifacts.
The modern of village of Aztec, New Mexico, is the site of several closely spaced Ancestral Puebloan village “Great Houses” and smaller homesteads. The complex is considered to be a Chaco Canyon outlier. |
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| Ancestral Puebloan Site already surrounded by drilling may face additional extraction. See comment.
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Books/Products: Northern Earth 116
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Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 06 January 2009 (47 reads)
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Northern Earth 116 is out now. In this issue:
Magic, Mystery and the Earth
Earth mysteries research today travels a lot lighter than in its 1970s inception – but Adam Stout wonders if we have jettisoned too much baggage in the quest for empiricist credentials. |
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Photo Pages: Haruyama
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Submitted by Aska on Tuesday, 06 January 2009 (509 reads)
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 At the foot of the Unzen volcanos in the Shimabara peninsula (Nagasaki prefecture) in Japan, there are nearly 80 dolmens in 3 separated groups. |
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Text Pages: Stone Structures on Slievemore Mountain
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Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 06 January 2009 (66 reads)
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Ancient Settlement and possible Neolithic Court Tomb in Co. Mayo. Enigmatic Circular Stone Structure on Slievemore Mountain, Achill Island, County Mayo.
The Achill Archaeological Field School is currently excavating an unusual circular stone structure on Slievemore Mountain, one of a group of around eight in various stages of preservation visible in the area. Round House 1 (RH1) and RH2 are the best preserved of the group and are situated on artificial platforms at an elevation of 150m on the southern slopes of Slievemore Mountain. |
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Text Pages: West Ashby
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Submitted by vicky on Monday, 05 January 2009 (3266 reads)
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Henge in Lincolnshire. The buried remains of this henge are situated 330m north of Thimbleby Mill on the glacial sands and gravels of the flood plain edge, some
150m east of the River Bain. The monument, which has been reduced by ploughing, can no longer be seen on
the ground. |
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| Floods scheme near prehistoric henge, see comment
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Photo Pages: Hagar Qim
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Submitted by enkidu41 on Sunday, 04 January 2009 (6201 reads)
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 This temple in Malta stands on a hilltop within an archaeological park. The southern wall of the temple shows considerable surface flaking due to the use of the local stone, limestone of the less resistant globerigina variety. Mnajdra is 500 metres away closer to the sea and although equally exposed it shows no such damage as the harder coralline limestone was used in its construction. |
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| See latest pictures just in showing the construction of protective structures over these temples.
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Photo Pages: Vespasian's Camp
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Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 03 January 2009 (2002 reads)
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 Hillfort in Wiltshire. This site fall into two areas, including those parts of an Iron Age
univallate hillfort, known as Vespasian's Camp, which have not been subject to
20th century development and disturbance, and two bowl barrows and a ring
ditch situated within its interior. |
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| Archaeology project in Amesbury examines Vespasian's Camp, see comment.
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Text Pages: Yeşilova Tumulus
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Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 01 January 2009 (278 reads)
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Tumulus in Turkey. New excavations have revealed that the town of İzmir, once believe to be 5,000 years old, may be as old as 8,500 years. Associate professor Zafer Derin of the Ege University archeology department, the head of the excavation team has reported that his team had removed 150 artifacts discovered at the Yeşilova Tumulus excavation site. |
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News: Mulla Sadra Dam Drowns 7000 Years of History
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Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 01 January 2009 (1616 reads)
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The never-ending story of a historical site being damaged due to development projects and dam constructions seems to never let the minds of the people of Iran rest. This time, the same story is repeated for the 7000-year-old historical site of Mehr Ali Farsi in Fars province which was partly submerged as a result of inundation of Mulla Sadra Dam. |
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| Another chance for excavation of Mehr-Ali Tappeh, see latest comment
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News: Archaeologists return to Macau to continue excavation of 4000-year-old workshop
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Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 01 January 2009 (128 reads)
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Archaeologists are planning to return to Macau to excavate up to 3000 square metres on Coloane island following the discovery of a 4000-year-old workshop at the site, according to MacauNews agency.
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Photo Pages: White Horse Stone
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Submitted by bec-zog on Sunday, 28 December 2008 (10334 reads)
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 Remains of Chambered Tomb in Kent. This is a large Sarsen 2.4m x 1.5m, resembling a "horse", with other scattered sarsen stones tomb remnants. |
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| New investment for the Medway Megaliths, "The Valley of Visions", and a report on the work of the Guardians, see latest comment.
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Text Pages: Cerro Pátapo
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Submitted by bat400 on Thursday, 25 December 2008 (305 reads)
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Ancient City in Lambajeque, Peru.The ruined city stretches for 5 km along the flanks of heights above the village of Pátapo. According to archaeologist César Soriano the city represents a link between the Northern Peruvian Moche culture, and the later Wari culture. If true, it is one of the most Northern lying Wari settlements ever discovered. The ruins date to around 700 AD, although they had previously been identified as belonging to the much later Incan culture. |
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| Announcement of pre-Incan city as Peruvian excavation reveals cultural missing-link.
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Photo Pages: Portreath Submerged Forest
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Submitted by cromagnonman on Wednesday, 24 December 2008 (448 reads)
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 Natural Feature in Cornwall. About 4000 years ago, when Neolithic people lived on Carn Brea, the sea level rose around the Cornish coast, submerging such areas as Mount's Bay. At Portreath it flowed inland into the area now occupied by the village, submerging woodland which grew on the banks of a wide stream which here entered the sea. |
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| A great start here from Cromangnonman (and big helper). New contributors always welcome
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Photo Pages: Grimspound
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Submitted by h_fenton on Wednesday, 24 December 2008 (3963 reads)
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 The best known and most easily accessible ancient settlement on Dartmoor. Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, in an excellent state of preservation. The name was first recorded by the Reverend Richard Polwhele in 1797 - it was probably derived from the Anglo Saxon god of war, Grim (more commonly known as Woden, or Odin). |
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| More amazing aerial photos from Hamish Fenton's kite, visit his page for the rest
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Photo Pages: Stripple Stones
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Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 22 December 2008 (4069 reads)
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 This is a ruined circle-henge that once consisted of twenty-eight stones in a 44.8m (147-foot) diameter ring. Of the remaining fifteen stones, only four are standing. This is probably due to the fact that they were originally erected in very shallow holes no more than 50cm (1 foot 6 inches) deep, in spite of the fact that they are up to 1.8m (6 feet) in height. |
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Photo Pages: Newgrange
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Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 14 December 2008 (9859 reads)
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 Passage Grave in Co. Meath. Open daily, with guided tours in summer, this remarkable tomb has been degraded by “restoration” and by its status as one of Ireland’s top three tourist attractions and the only prehistoric tomb that most visitors to – and natives of - Ireland can be bothered to see. |
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| Newgrange Winter Solstice Webcast, 21st Dec, see latest comment on this page.
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Photo Pages: Trelew
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Submitted by TheCaptain on Friday, 12 December 2008 (2368 reads)
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 A kilometre or so to the northeast of St Buryan, along the Penzance Road, are a few stones standing in the fields. There is plenty of room to park near to the trackway to Trelew farm, and the Trelew menhir can be found just along this track and in the field on the left. |
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| several new pictures in of this Penwith menhir, which looks different from each angle.
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Photo Pages: Bambata Cave
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Submitted by h_fenton on Friday, 12 December 2008 (734 reads)
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 Bambata Cave, a rock shelter with rock paintings, on the edge of Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe (south of Bulawayo). Part of the cave has been excavated and has revealed occupation deposits that date back around 3000 years. Rock art of the walls depicts a variety of animals, people, grain storage bins?, and a strange spirit medium that seems to be everywhere. |
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Photo Pages: Maryhill Stonehenge
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Submitted by bat400 on Thursday, 11 December 2008 (3663 reads)
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 Modern Stone Circle in Klickitat County, Washington. Built as the nation’s first World War I Memorial, Stonehenge lies at what was the original Maryhill town site. Believing the original in Great Britain was used for sacrifices, Hill constructed the replica in honor of the war dead of Klickitat County.
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| The concrete model of Stonehenge at Maryhill assists in acoustic research, see comment
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