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Museo Nacional de Antropología
Date Added: 5th Mar 2014
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico (Mexico Other)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museo Nacional de Antropología submitted by neolithique02 on 25th Mar 2012. See more photos : http://neolithique02.blog4ever.com/blog/photos-cat-65835-1948634776-visite_du_musee_d_anthropologie_de_mexico__mexique.html
Site in Mexico Other Mexico
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Log Text: An excellent museum with many artifacts well displayed. I was particularly impressed by the size of the famous Aztec Calendar Stone. Despite only having a couple of hours I saw most of the museum and took many photographs. As I left I had the opportunity to enjoy a display of Native Pole Flyers.
Teotihuacan
Date Added: 17th Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Moon submitted by LivingRocks on 19th Apr 2007. The Pyramid of the Moon from the Pyramid of the Sun.
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Log Text: The scale of the structures leave you in complete wonder at they must have looked like in their day. It was well worth the slow journey out of Mexico City in the heavy traffic.
Beijing Ancient Observatory
Date Added: 18th Mar 2014
Site Type: Museum
Country: China
Visited: Yes on 10th Apr 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Beijing's Ancient Observatory submitted by martinjeley on 9th Mar 2014. The view from the ground shows some of the collection of astronomical instruments situated on the roof.
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Log Text: The photographs were taken during my visit in April 2013 on a grey day which did not necessarily do justice to some of the exhibits and I was using my iPod which does not do well with high contrast.
Newgrange
Date Added: 19th Mar 2014
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Would like to visit
Newgrange submitted by McDeil on 8th Jan 2002. Entry at Newgrange showing massive carved stone which once blocked the entry. Not shown are the tourists who in Summer would queue for up to an hour to be taken through the tomb!
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Carcassonne - La Cité
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: France (Languedoc:Aude (11))
Visited: Yes on 31st Jan 1999. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Carcassonne - La Cité submitted by thecaptain on 19th Feb 2005. La Cité de Carcassonne, seen here from the south.
Ancient citadel which goes back as far as time. Although the main remains of this fantastic fairy story city are now mediaeval much of the walls can be seen to date back to Visigoth and Roman times. This is of course, all built upon a citadel which was here long before any of them came here.
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Log Text: Carcassonne is an impressive fortress with many interesting areas to visit. The history of the region is reflected in many places, including the Abbey. My time there was limited and I would go back to see more if the opportunity were to arise.
Silbury Hill
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2000. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4
Silbury Hill submitted by MikeyB on 26th Nov 2012. Reflections of Silbury Hill
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Log Text: The hill is impressive when seen from the road but I did not have the opportunity to determine if it was possible to get closer. The potential linkages of this structure with the sites in the area are not easy to understand. The effort put into the construction makes it clear that it held particular significance for our ancestors.
Avebury
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2000. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Avebury submitted by h_fenton on 4th Aug 2009. Avebury, Oblique Kite Aerial Photograph
12 July 2009
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Log Text: The integration of the village into the superb stone circle is in part a distraction and yet a wonder in itself. The site is impressive both on its own and as a part of the many sites in this area of Wiltshire.
The ability to walk through the stones and experience the location gives it some advantages over Stonehenge.
Parthenon
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Parthenon submitted by Antonios on 30th Jul 2008. Site in Attica/Central Greece: Parthenon
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Log Text: In addition to the building being a classic worldwide symbol it is particularly breathtaking in its hill top location. Despite the work being done to restore much of the structure it is still possible to feel the grandeur of the past.
Stonehenge.
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2008. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Stonehenge. submitted by Feanor on 23rd Jun 2011. Inside the Ring
26 October 2010, ~9.30 AM
Shot inside the Eastern edge of the Circle, looking due north.
We have the NorthEast Trilithon on the left with the morning-shadow of Stones 6/7/107 falling across it.
Bluestone 32-C is in the shadow of Stone 6.
It was a lovely morning!
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Log Text: Easily recognized by just about anyone I was always impressed to see the structure at close range. As a young boy growing up less than an hour from the site I recall still being able to walk through the remaining stones.
The vast amount of work done over the years, and continuing today, to understand the development and meaning of the site often raises as many questions as it does answers. There are many books to choose from if anyone wishes to enter into the intrigue presented by the discipline of archaeoastronomy.
Castlerigg
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Castlerigg submitted by rldixon on 7th Jan 2009. castlerigg taken about 11am dec 2008
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Log Text: Although I had visited the Lake District many times over the years this was my first visit to this incredible stone circle. The stone circle in itself is well maintained. Once on site the special location with the surrounding circle of mountain peaks make it easy to understand why this location was chosen.
America's Stonehenge
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
America's Stonehenge submitted by thecaptain on 14th Dec 2003. The sacrificial table at Mystery Hill, also known as America's Stonehenge, near Salem, New Hampshire. Is it an ancient site or a fairly modern construction ? They say its over 4000 years old, but who built it ?
When I visited 10 to 15 years ago it was a really horrible wet day, so I didnt get many pictures. And I have to say, that despite their best efforts to assure me that carbon dating of objects prove it to be 4000 years old, the stones just didnt look weathered enough to me.
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Log Text: Understanding that this Stonehenge was unlikely to have the grandeur of the more famous cousin in Wiltshire, England we chose to arrange a visit anyway. The remaining building structures and stones clearly show a long history and knowledge of significant solar events during the year. The fact that much of the site is tree covered makes it harder to appreciate the setting the context of the surrounding landscape. It was worth the visit.
Tenochtitlan - Templo Mayor
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Mexico (Estado de Mexico)
Visited: Yes on 16th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Tenochtitlan - Templo Mayor submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Apr 2007. 1982 excavations in Downtown Mexico City.
The site was rediscovered under derelict buildings near the cathedral.
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Log Text: Having already visited the amazing site of Teotihuacan I was equally pleased with the detail that could be seen in this temple and the informative adjoining museum. Situated in Mexico City the access is easy for anyone who has some time.
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Sun
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Estado de Mexico)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Sun submitted by AlexHunger on 19th Apr 2007. North side of the multi tiered Pyramid of the Sun as seen from the pyramid of the Moon
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Log Text: The Pyramid of the Sun is just overwhelming in its majesty and simplicity.
Teotihuacan - Temple of Quetzalcoatl
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Estado de Mexico)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Teotihuacan - Temple of Quetzalcoatl submitted by DrewParsons on 7th May 2012. The Temple of Quetzalcoatl photographed during an overland trip from Los Angeles to Belize and Guatemala in December 1992.
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Log Text: This pyramid is most notable for the features that adorn it.
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Moon
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Estado de Mexico)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Moon submitted by LivingRocks on 19th Apr 2007. The Pyramid of the Moon from the Pyramid of the Sun.
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Log Text: This pyramid give a tremendous view along the so called Street of the Dead. Although access only allows you to climb part way to the summit it is enough appreciate the whole complex.
Ménec cromlech
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Ménec cromlech submitted by AlexHunger on 20th Dec 2004. The Cromlec de Menec marks the westernmost extent of the Carnac Allignments. It basically starts on the road that separates it from the allignments, goes through a private garden, through the end of the village and ends in a creperie.
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Log Text: The cromlech and the way the village has grown in and around it reminded me very much of Avebury in England. It was fascinating to walk around the village and to discover stones in all sorts of places.
Kermario Alignements
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Kermario alignements submitted by rw1 on 20th Jan 2008. 09/2007
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Log Text: The sheer scale of the site and the number of stones is incredible.
Ménec alignements
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Ménec alignements submitted by thecaptain on 18th Oct 2004. Ménec alignements, north of Carnac, Brittany, France.
View of the Ménec alignements as they were in summer 1987, when you could walk amongst them before they were fenced off, and with an awful lot of erosion going on around them.
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Log Text: These alignments have many of the larger stones in this complex. It is hard to imagine the level of commitment required to establish this site. My only regret is that we visited in September when direct access to walk among the stones is not available, at this alignment and others.
Kerlescan Alignements
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Kerlescan Alignements submitted by thecaptain on 18th Oct 2004. Kerlescan Alignements, northeast of Carnac, Brittany.
This picture was taken looking east in 1987, when wandering amongst the stones was OK. I think many of them have been fenced off to try and combat erosion these days. I must go back sometime.
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Log Text: These alignments show converging lines which distinguishes them from the other main alignments. The ability to experiment and build on this scale is still hard to appreciate today.
Canadian Museum of History
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Museum
Country: Canada
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Canadian Museum of History submitted by Flickr on 1st May 2014. Canadian Museum of Civilization
Image copyright: Diorama Sky (Jeff Stvan), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Log Text: As a resident of Ottawa I have visited this museum on numerous occasions and I am proud of the quality of its exhibitions, both permanent and temporary. The name has recently changed to the "Canadian Museum of History".