Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 26 June 2026 (690 reads)
MuseumsMuseum in Buckinghamshire - "A space to explore, learn and wonder about Bucks and to find out about the stories of people and places in this area and beyond." Image submitted by Dodomad
Visit the new SAXONS exhibition - discover the stories behind three remarkable burial sites, running until the 1st November. Also Curator Tours and lots more on Saturday 18 July, details on our page Read Article | 3 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 25 June 2026 (231319 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeNine Ladies is a typical Derbyshire stone circle consisting of nine visible small standing stones embedded in a grassed over stone rubble bank approximately 11.5m by 10.5m in diameter. The stones are all composed of local millstone grit and none are taller than one metre in height. Image submitted by Dodomad
This is a photo of Isaac Clare-Watts who was tragically discovered dead at Nine Ladies stone circle last Monday afternoon after the summer solstice. Police are appealing for witnesses and video/dashcam footage which may help catch his killer Read Article | 220 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 (1100 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeOn a low hilltop overlooking modern Bulford, about 5km east of Stonehenge, archaeologists found a scatter of nearly fifty pits that may hold the earliest deliberately built alignment to the solstice anywhere in the Stonehenge landscape, raised perhaps five hundred years before the famous stones. The site was a place of feasting and gathering at the very dawn of the Late Neolithic, when the first earthworks at Stonehenge were new. Image submitted by Creative Commons
Nearly fifty Neolithic pits on a Bulford hilltop may hold the earliest deliberately built solstice alignment in the Stonehenge landscape, 500 years before the one at Stonehenge - I had a go at finding the proposed alignment on the currently published plan... Read Article | 3 News and Comments | Category: Image Pages
Submitted by stonetracker on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 (553 reads)
Multi-periodA US National Historical Park in San Miguel County, New Mexico which preserves the ruins of Pecos Pueblo, known historically as Cicuye, the "village of 500 warriors". The park encompasses thousands of acres of landscape infused with historical elements from prehistoric archaeological ruins to 17th and 18th century Spanish Mission churches. Image submitted by stonetracker
Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 (801 reads)
Natural PlacesFindings from recent cave excavations on Ingleborough have revealed new insights into the people and animals that once roamed the Yorkshire Dales, including the remains of a Bronze Age Auroch, thought to be the wild ancestor of modern cattle. Other finds revealed that some of the caves had been used as human burial sites during the Neolithic period. Image submitted by Anne T
Submitted by DavidRaven on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (78575 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe monument complex of Thornborough in Yorkshire is an archaeological landscape of national and international importance and represents what must have been one of Britain's premier sacred landscapes during the third and second millennium BC. Image submitted by DavidRaven
Submitted by ESgt on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (4151 reads)
MuseumsThe Museum now has the original Hallaton treasure on display, purchased back from the Crown. Most of the pre-Roman British coinage is Corielvetian - i.e. local - and dated for around 60 BC. Image submitted by Dodomad
Free Talk, Walking through time with archaeologist Peter Liddle, Sat 11th July - part of the free exhibition: 50 years of fieldwork in Leicestershire running until October Read Article | 4 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by Coldrum on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (11442 reads)
MuseumsMuseum in Dorset with prehistoric tools, displays on Maiden Castle, Maumbury. Mount Pleasant and other locations and lots more. Image submitted by Coldrum
Iron Age Copper alloy mirror (right) and early Medieval fine jewellery - just two exhibits from a new exhibition running until the 13th September which showcases finds by Bournemouth University archaeologists and local metal detectorists - more details of this and associated talks on our page Read Article | 3 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by johndhunter on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (487 reads)
Modern SitesAt first glance these look like the remains of a small circle consisting of four stones plus a couple fallen with an outlier just to the west. However the reality is much more mundane, as they are according to local author Bill Cowley the remains of field walls or gate posts. Read more about them on our page. Image submitted by johndhunter
Submitted by Klingon on Monday, 22 June 2026 (5555 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA well preserved dolmen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with NW-SE orientation, the chamber is set with two uprights on the long sides and one stone on the NW side. On the chamber capstones, there are some cup marks visible. Image submitted by weldersdog-
Weldersdog writes: 21th June, a clear sky and a wonderful sunset at around 21:45 o'clock. The sun sets at around 314° north and the chamber of this dolmen is oriented in this direction Read Article | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by David on Sunday, 21 June 2026 (3180 reads)
Date UncertainThe first mention of the Two Lads cairns is in the late 18th century by Dorning Rasbotham, an antiquarian, writer, painter and one time High Sheriff of Lancashire. He mentions two small cairns, quite close together, sat on a larger one. Another writer suggests there was a rectangular ditch enclosing the cairns but no trace of this now remains. Image submitted by David
The 'Two Lads' stone monuments to be rebuilt to make them safer and remove modern additions. This is how the site looked in 2005 for comparison with the photos on the news report. Also a community archaeology dig set for 3rd to 14th August Read Article | 1 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 21 June 2026 (65706 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeCallanish, or Calanis is an amazing group of stone circles, avenues and other standing stones on the Isle of Lewis. We have many photos of each site, including exclusive aerial views. See below and on the individual site pages linked for more detail of the various component sites. Image submitted by CallanishDD
Happy Summer Solstice everyone! This amazing photo by Callanish Digital Designs shows two prominent stones at Calanais (51 & 52) forming a window for the rising midsummer sunrise sun that lights up first as the sun appears. There's a close up on our page Read Article | 16 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 21 June 2026 (5102 reads)
Modern SitesThis sundial was constructed in 1980 by Jean Salins in south-eastern France. At a certain time of year the sunlight streams through openings to spell the word SOLSTICE. It also does this at the equinoxes - clever! Image submitted by Andy B
Submitted by Tonnox on Friday, 19 June 2026 (1880 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA Langdysse (Long Barrow) in Svendborg, size 1.5 x 9 x 28 meters. It has two two chambers and 36 kerb stones. Image submitted by Tonnox
Submitted by Anne T on Friday, 19 June 2026 (782 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA Trypillia (Cucuteni-Trypillian) culture mega-settlement in Ukraine dating to approximately 4000 BCE. It covered 260-300 hectares and is estimated to be home to perhaps 16,000 people - one of the largest settlements of its time in Europe or Asia. The image is a clay model of a typical Trypillian house. This was possibly the world's earliest proto-urban centre, pre-dating the better known cities of Mesopotamia. Unlike these, the Trypillia settlements appear to have been periodically burned and rebuilt, possibly as part of a cycle of ritual renewal. The question of whether these were permanent cities or seasonal gathering places remains actively debated. Image submitted by Anne T
Submitted by Bladup on Thursday, 18 June 2026 (10401 reads)
StonehengeA prone sarsen stone at Bulford, also known as the Tor Stone. About 2 km to the east of Durrington Walls on the other bank of the Avon. This 2.8m-long stone lies within a ring ditch just north of a large cemetery of round barrows. Image submitted by Bladup
The Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape: New Insights from Geochemical and Visibility Analysis of the Cuckoo Stone and Tor Stone (this site) by Phil Harding, David J.Nash et al. Two former standing stones that lie on opposite banks of the River Avon to east of Stonehenge. Geochemical analysis indicates that both stones were probably transported to their present site from West Woods on the Marlborough Downs, a source that likely also supplied the large sarsen monoliths at Stonehenge - details on our page Read Article | 3 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 18 June 2026 (5426 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeTwo reconstructed henges at Bulford, near the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in a wonderful landscape setting. These are not the exact location of the recently announced summer solstice alignment but these henges are close to it, not so well known, and well worth a visit themselves Image submitted by Dodomad
Phil Harding and the team from Wessex Archaeology have discovered a summer solstice alignment dated to 500 years earlier than the famous Stonehenge alignment. Phil says "This discovery is probably one of the greatest finds of my career and what makes it so important is just how early it is." Full publication to follow but more of what has currently been announced in the comments on our page Read Article | 12 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by awrc on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 (676 reads)
Events
In this issue, our biggest ever: porthole stones, the Rollrights, the landscapes behind the music of Craven Faults, folklore of the Scottish Borders, encounters in Devon, Wales and Cheshire, and plenty more, including the latest archaeology and folklore news. Image submitted by Dodomad
Submitted by AlexHunger on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 (7278 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA nine metre long megalithic tomb with a 21 metre wide arc shaped facade of stone slabs and large stone stele. Oriented south-easterly and at 437 metres altitude. This tomb has a larger than usual mound in order to bring the rear level with the front as it faces uphill. 13 of the 14 capstones are still intact. Image submitted by Izozo
Submitted by Marko on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 (5924 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryMarko writes: Half a hill fort is better than none! #HillFortsWednesday The half I did see was worth the climb up from Oldcastle. The other (north-west rampart) is under bracken but still impressive, as is the central bank. A modern track runs right alongside the south-western rampart. The north-eastern side is defended by the natural steep slope of Hatterall Hill. Image submitted by Alastairha