Neolithic and Bronze AgeA team of archaeologists believes that three impressively sized circular ditch structures from around 4500 BC, discovered by the team in what is now southeastern Austria, are evidence of some of the most impressive Stone Age settlements ever found in Europe. Researchers spent roughly six years using aerial archaeology and geomagnetic surveys in the municipality of Rechnitz (located near the border with Hungary) to discover the ring-shaped structures, which are virtually invisible to the naked eye. They found pits and post holes that, in conjunction with ceramic discoveries, help to illustrate the Neolithic settlements. Teams will further analyze material and soil samples to uncover more information on the origin of the agricultural land and its subsoil.
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Multi-periodSitting between the left bank of the Salaca River and a tributary gorge, near the historic Lībiešu homestead in Valmiera Municipality, Latvia, its irregular oval plateau is encircled by a defensive rampart up to five meters high and 70 meters long, separating it from the surrounding landscape.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe largest prehistoric human-made mound in Europe, Silbury Hill is 39m (128ft) high, covers an area of 2.2 ha (5.5 acres) and is estimated to have taken 18 million working hours to construct.
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Date UncertainWhat looks to me like a henge with an entrance at the NNE and another half (finished) henge to the SE, After seeing this on the LiDAR I looked on Heritage Gateway and even though they'd recorded the place they mention everything but a henge!! Anyhow they write: (About the full possible henge) A circular enclosure, possibly Prehistoric, has been picked up on Lidar. It measures over 50m in diameter and could represent a large barrow, a round or even possibly a stone circle.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA freestanding dolmen chamber near Svendborg oriented NNE / SSW, with an opening in the south. Two orthostats (upright stones) on each long side. The one in the NW was split in ancient times, one part lying inside the chamber.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis 2 metre tall stone has been moved and re-erected - it has a somewhat human shape. The makeshift sign next to it reads: 'Mother Goddess, 5,000 years old'. At the entrance to this estate and distillery are three more menhirs, see the entry for Menhirs de Kerdelec in the nearby sites list on our page.
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Multi-periodNoticed while walking around the southern slopes of Huntingdon Warren (Dartmoor) the settlement faces south with views to the Avon Dam and the junction of the West Walla Brook with the R. Avon to the SE.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA freestanding Runddysse (dolmen chamber), rectangular, not polygonal in shape. Oriented NNE / SSW, with opening an opening in the south. Two capstones on each long side. (The NW is split)
in older times, one part lying inside the chamber) and one
threshold stone in N.
Capstone partially tipped down in NW as a result of the broken orthostat.


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Date UncertainI had no idea about this stone circle before I went to seek help from a local farmer to find the nearby rock art site at Onsøy when she told me to follow this country road and where to find the stone circle! This one does not appear in any official website or articles. It is located in an open area in the forest and no large trees appear inside the circle.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeOne of the most well-preserved of the quoits in Cornwall. A round capstone with a cupmark lies on top of the closed chamber. The mound is 15 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres high. The retaining wall seems to have disappeared except for possibly two stones standing erect on the north edge of the mound
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Multi-periodA hillfort on the Mittelberg hill in North Rhine-Westphalia, this chunky rock is close to the hillfort, it has cup marks and other signs of human working.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis menhir is broken in two, each part about 1.8m (6 ft) long. Only one is standing, it has a bird carved on it, shown in full flight, superposed over a white quartz vein. A crook, also in cut-away engraving, bars its passage. The name means: pat of butter as you may know.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis medium-sized but pretty round barrow is just next to the main country road 40km south of Oslo. Five large pine trees are growing on the barrow but otherwise the barrow is covered only with short grass, making the details of the barrow easy to see. The barrow is according to kulturminnesøk 18 metres in diameter and 1.5 metres in height and appears to have no damage.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeLangdysse (Long Barrow) in Svendborg. There are 5 chambers on this monument. Four are more or less in line, the eastern one is located to the north of that line. Easy to find on road 323 from Orbaek to Ringe. You can park your car on the side of the road.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeOn a headland overlooking the Baie D'Audierne, this allée couverte is in a tremendous position. Excavations have shown it to have not only been constructed and used by neolithic flint workers, but also for burials in the bronze age, iron age, and by the Gallo-Romans. In the middle ages it was used as a quarry for building stone, - since then it has been used as a military look out post, and as such was blown up during the second world war. Fortunately it was restored in 1990.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA menhir in the flower bed of a private garden. On the D2 road , half way between Plozevet and Pouldreuzic.
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Multi-periodA site on the Danish island of Fyn (Funen) with monuments from many time periods: two prehistoric barrows, a stone ship setting from the early 900s, a large Viking Age monolith, which bears Denmark's longest inscription on a rune stone, and more recent additions.
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Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierA small landslide along the east bank of the North Saskatchewan River revealed evidence of a 10,700 year old ancient indigenous site. There was a recent excavation as it was under threat. Evidence suggests the site was a long-term settlement rather than a temporary hunting camp. Findings include stone tools, fire pits, and lithic materials used in toolmaking. Charcoal layers indicate early Indigenous inhabitants practiced fire management, aligning with longstanding oral traditions. The discovery of large bison remains provides insight into early hunting techniques and the evolution of the species. Despite its immense significance, the site faces threats from logging and industrial activity.
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Multi-periodThe two colossal statues of Amenhotep III, originally 21 metres tall have stood in this location since 1350 BCE. The site became legendary for divination after one of the statues began making noises interpreted as oracles. The Greek historian Strabo (65 BCE-23 CE) was the first to record the sound which would later be described as singing, the sound of a lyre, brass instruments, a broken harp or lyre string, and a slap or blow. We have hundreds more ancient Egyptian sites plotted on our interactive map, explore via this page
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