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Istria burial site
Date Added: 26th Aug 2015
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Romania
Visited: Saw from a distance on 21st Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Istria burial site submitted by mfrincu on 23rd Aug 2015. Several barrows.
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Argamum
Date Added: 26th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Romania
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Argamum submitted by mfrincu on 26th Aug 2015. Basilica in Argamum built on the edge of a cliff near Lake Sinoe.
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Costesti-Blidaru Dacian citadel
Date Added: 8th Sep 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Romania
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Costesti-Blidaru Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger on 8th Jul 2007. Main gate of Dacian Hillfort.
Never conquered by Romans.
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Log Text: The trail is clearly marked with a white and blue vertical stripes all the way from the road to the site. I was in good shape and made it in 40 minutes.
It is the only Dacian fortress whose walls have never been breached. The defenders had to surrender after the Romans besieged them and cut their water supplies.
Tartaria Tablets
Date Added: 13th Sep 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Romania
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Tartaria Tablets submitted by mfrincu on 9th Sep 2015. Monument marking the Tartaria tablets. It contains the scaled replicas of the original tablets.
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Log Text: The monument marks the discovery of the Tartaria Tablets. It is not placed on the actual spot where the tablets were discovered.
Simeria mound
Date Added: 13th Sep 2015
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Romania
Visited: Saw from a distance on 5th Sep 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Simeria mound submitted by mfrincu on 8th Sep 2015. Tumulus across the Mures river and located on a hill as seen from Magura Uroiului ancient settlement.
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Log Text: A large mound on a hilltop.
Magura Uroiului
Date Added: 13th Sep 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Romania
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Magura Uroiului submitted by mfrincu on 8th Sep 2015. Earth wall at Magura Uroiului.
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Log Text: Archaeological digs are still taking place. Several defensive earth walls are visible.
Tabula Traiana
Date Added: 18th Aug 2015
Site Type: Carving
Country: Serbia
Visited: Yes on 17th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Tabula Traiana submitted by mfrincu on 18th Aug 2015. Tabula Traiana on the shores of Danube as seen from the boat.
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Log Text: A short 10 minute boat trip from the Romanian side took me to this ancient monument.
Newark Earthworks - Octagon
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2015
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Newark Earthworks - Octagon submitted by durhamnature on 26th Jan 2013. Old drawing from "Mississippi Valley..." via archive.org
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Log Text: The entire place is a golf course which may contribute to its damage. There is a small platform from where you can see part of the octagon and observatory circle but it is too short. It should be at least as tall as the one at the Serpent Mound (another site). From the platform you can best view the passage way between the circle and the octagon.
Newark Earthworks - Great Circle
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2015
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Newark Earthworks submitted by aluta on 29th Apr 2005. A view from the center of the Great Circle Earthwork at Newark, Ohio, looking through the only entrance toward the museum on the grounds. The photo is taken from the low, broken-cross-shaped mound in the center. It is very difficult to get photos that give any sense of the whole at an earthwork this large.
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Log Text: Unfortunately the site does not have a platform to view at least parts of it such as the Eagle mound in the center. However the visitor center does have some nice films and exhibits.
Serpent Mound, Ohio
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2015
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Serpent Mound, Ohio submitted by durhamnature on 26th Jan 2013. Old photo, from "Mound Builders..." via archive.org
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Log Text: Excellent preserved. The tall platform offers a great view of the mound except for the tail and part of the head. The alignments with the Sun and Moon are clearly marked. The museum offers a nice collection of books and souvenirs as well as a 20 minute movie.
Hopewell Culture National Historic Site
Date Added: 5th Jul 2015
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Hopewell Culture National Historic Site submitted by bat400 on 27th May 2006. Hopewell Culture NHP, Mound City Group.
Inside the main enclosure, this is a view looking toward the west. The large mound farthest back is the "Central Mound," the largest of the group. Closer is an elliptical mound, and a smaller conical mound is closest.
* The "Central Mound" was erected over the remains of two timber buildings with 13 cremated burials. Artifacts found included falcon effigies cut from copper sheets and fragments of human skull that had been cut and drilled (perhaps ...
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Log Text: Rangers are very helpful and answer all questions. There is also a 20 minute film giving an overview of the culture.
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Date Added: 24th Jun 2015
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: United States (The Northwest Mountains)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bighorn Medicine Wheel submitted by bat400 on 26th Aug 2006. This sun wheel cairn arrangement is in the Bighorn National Forest, on Medicine Mountain. The fencing discourages casual vandals. Many visitors leave offerings.
Photo by bat400, June 2001.
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Log Text: I visited this place aiming to catch the summer solstice sunrise and sunset here. While it was cloudy for the sunset the sunrise offered a magnificent view and the stone alignment was perfectly visible.
Legend Rock
Date Added: 24th Jun 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Northwest Mountains)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Legend Rock submitted by mfrincu on 25th Jun 2015. Petroglyph panel at Legend Rock. Some of the drawings are 10,000 years old.
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Log Text: The place is open May through September. Outside this interval a key is needed from the Chamber of Commerce in Thermopolis. The site contains 15 petroglyph panels each explained in the free brochure. There is some damage to some but not considerable.
Pictograph Caves
Date Added: 24th Jun 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Northwest Mountains)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2015. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 4
Pictograph Caves submitted by Flickr on 15th Jul 2015. Pictograph_Cave_09 Image copyright: koloth440, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Log Text: Unfortunately when I got here the cave was closed due to some rock slides. It was due for reopening by mid July. Hopefully the cave itself was not damaged.
Inscription Canyon
Date Added: 16th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 26th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Inscription Canyon submitted by mfrincu on 19th Apr 2015. Abstract figures and some tortoises on one of the panels found in Inscription Canyon.
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Log Text: You can easily get lost in all the dirt roads but once you find it, the collection of petroglyphs is amazing!
17 Mile Point
Date Added: 16th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 19th Feb 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
17 Mile Point submitted by mfrincu on 19th Apr 2015. Petroglyphs depicting tortoise shells in Mojave.
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Log Text: Not so many petroglyphs. Most are hard to spot; time has left its mark.
Tortoise Shell Mountain
Date Added: 16th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 19th Feb 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
Tortoise Shell Mountain submitted by mfrincu on 19th Apr 2015. One of the numerous petroglyph panels around Tortoise Shell Mountain in the Mojave desert.
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Log Text: Requires a very long walk from the visitor center, however if you are in Mojave you should go out and explore. There are some dirt roads leading to it but nothing compares to a 3hr round trip hike through the desert in winter! You get to see lots of animals too.
Land Hill Petroglyphs
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Couldn't find
Land Hill Petroglyphs submitted by bat400_photo on 21st May 2012. Example of petroglyphs at Land Hill near Stanta Clara, Utah. Photo from BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT website for Santa Clara/Land Hill ACEC. http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/more/heritage_resources/public_use_sites/land_hill.html
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Log Text: We passed twice on the road on our way to this site but missed the entrance. I guess a better sign should be installed.
Barker Dam Trail
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2014
Barker Dam Trail submitted by mfrincu on 19th Apr 2015. Pictographs near Barker Dam.
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Log Text: Easy to find and spot right on the Barker Dam Trail. Contains few artwork panels in good shape. What it is nice about this place it's that it combines both pictographs and petroglyphs.
Bright Angel Trail
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Bright Angel Trail submitted by thecaptain on 2nd Jun 2009. The Bright Angel Trail is one of the few trails which cross the Grand Canyon, and descends into the canyon from the Grand Canyon Village on the southern rim. The trail is an ancient one, originally used by the Havasupai Indians to reach their gardens low down in the canyon.
Just beyond the first tunnel on the trail down the side of the canyon can be seen some ancient petroglyphs, where there are animals, hand and footprints, and many enigmatic symbols.
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Log Text: You need to know where to look for them. Just follow the trail into the canyon and pay attention to your left as you go through the 1st tunnel. You will see few red pictographs on the canyon walls. Take a good lens of at least 100-200mm.