Submitted by Tonnox on Sunday, 02 June 2024 (50 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeJættestue or large dolmen in Midtjylland . A long barrow with passage grave. 1.25 x 1.75 x 15 meters. Restored and excavated in 1958 and 2003. At the entrance a large sacrificial layer was found. The chamber meaasures 2.6 x 2m, with 6 orthostats and 1 capstone. Image submitted by Tonnox
Submitted by theCaptain on Saturday, 01 June 2024 (4176 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeAround the top of the Roughtor hilltop, from Little Rough Tor in the north-east to the main Rough Tor summit in the south-west, can be seen the remains of stone banks encircling the hilltop. In places this stone bank remains very significant, but in other places, particularly on the steeper slopes, it is less significant, probably due to stones falling off and rolling down the hillside amongst all of the other clutter. There are remains of a few cairns and hut circles within this enclosure. Image submitted by Bladup
Submitted by SolarMegalith on Friday, 31 May 2024 (4805 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryA well-preserved broch on Lismore Island, Argyll with walls of 4.5 m thickness and 12m diameter. The outer face of the wall is up to 5m high. The entrance is orientated to the SW. NE and SW from the broch there are remains of the outworks. Image submitted by tomb
Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 30 May 2024 (14633 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeOn open moorland just south of Stannon china clay works, and seen from the road, this is a large uneven circle with between 70 and 80 remaining stones, and a diameter of between 40 and 43 metres. In places the stones are very close together and seem to touch, but in other places they are well spaced. Image submitted by Bladup
Submitted by Boeddel on Wednesday, 29 May 2024 (120 reads)
MuseumsThe new (since 2023) permanent exhibition "Świt Pomorza" (The Dawn of Pomerania) available at the Museum of Regional Traditions in Szczecin presents nearly 14 millennia of cultural history in the Pomeranian lands, covering the times from the late Ice Age to the first centuries of the Duchy of Pomerania. Image submitted by Boeddel
Submitted by C_Michael_Hogan on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 (13791 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeCastle Bloody is a large mound prominently situated on the highest topographic point of southeastern Shapinsay on the island's sole remaining heather moorland. The structure has been described as a Pictish fort or earthen house. Earlier records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS 1981) classified this site as a chambered cairn and a recent geophysical survey backs up this interpretation. Image submitted by C_Michael_Hogan
‘Tombs of the Isles’ report and free leaflet/map available to download. Also geophysical survey results published for various sites, more in the comments Read Article | 3 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by Smilemaker on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 (125 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis stone circle in North Uist was first identified in the late 20th Century during peat extraction activities. Initially three stones were identified, one remarkable stone is prostrate and has a man-made 'notch' cut from its upper surface. A fourth stone has been recently identified, displaced and lying in a peat bank cutting. Image submitted by Smilemaker
Submitted by d_taddei2 on Monday, 27 May 2024 (7114 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeBy to a small road and situated next to a horse paddock. I parked up near the picnic site which is a nice little area. You then walk under a nice archway that spans over the road, then make your way through a handful of trees, climb over a Drystone dyke and you are there. Image submitted by d_taddei2
Submitted by XIII on Sunday, 26 May 2024 (1128 reads)
MuseumsThe M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum is a history museum located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, currently just 20 miles from the front line. It is dedicated to history and culture of Ukraine and ethnicities living here. The museum has a rich collection of archaeological finds from ancient settlements and burial grounds. Image submitted by XIII
Submitted by AKFisher on Sunday, 26 May 2024 (116 reads)
Early Medieval (Dark Age)The Orkesta Runestones are a set of runestones engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark alphabet that are located at the Church of Orkesta, northeast of Stockholm in Sweden. Several of the stones were raised by, or in memory of, the Swedish Viking Ulf of Borresta. Image submitted by AKFisher
Submitted by DrewParsons on Friday, 24 May 2024 (17768 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe remains of the 25m (84ft) cairn of Cors y Gedol lie on the slopes of Moelfre. Little remains of the burial chamber itself apart from a capstone leaning against the cairn and a single standing stone to the east. A similar stone stands at the northern end with another fallen one further north. The site was sketched by William Stukeley in 1766. Image submitted by w650marion
Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 23 May 2024 (314 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeTwo reconstructed henges at Bulford, near the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in a wonderful landscape setting. Image submitted by Andy B
Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 (13632 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryCarn Liath was originally thought to be a burial cairn or carn until excavations revealed it was a broch - however the name carn remains in use today. There have been two excavations at this site, the first by the Duke of Sutherland in the 19th century which unearthed a variety of artifacts ranging from pottery sherds, stone hammers, querns, combs and other domestic articles to a whale bone club. Image submitted by Alasdair105
Submitted by PeteCrane5 on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 (4143 reads)
Multi-periodNo roads lead to the remote Dun Geilbt at the southern end of the Isle of Skye so we kayaked out to see it - a dramatic location. Image submitted by PeteCrane5
Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 (116 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis Bronze Age grave near Helsinki is located right next to the street with a beautiful view of the sea, opposite a clinic. A spear chain surrounds the damaged grave. According to the information board, the grave was built around 2000 BC. Image submitted by CharcoalBurner89
Submitted by Tonnox on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 (1852 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeLangdysse Stårup (long barrow) 34 x 7 meters in size. The chamber measures 2.17 x 1.50 meters. It has 5 orthostats and 1 large capstone, with cupmarks. Image submitted by hughmdk
Submitted by AKFisher on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 (169 reads)
Pre-ColumbianThe Callacpuma archaeological site within the city of Cajamarca in Peru, known for its extraordinary rock cave paintings estimated at 4750 ya, indicates the site was occupied from the late pre-ceramic period onward. Recent discoveries indicate the inhabitants also produced megalithic structures among the earliest identified in South America. Image submitted by AKFisher
Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 19 May 2024 (39854 reads)
EventsOn the surface, the mine-shafts of Grime's Graves appear to be countless. English Heritage reckons that there are 433 of them surviving as shallow pits over 17 acres of Norfolk heath land (take a look at the aerial photograph linked from our page.) Digging with antler picks and in use for only a couple of hundred years in the late Neolithic, the deepest shafts go down 13m (30 feet) into the hard chalk. Image submitted by Andy B
Submitted by Morgannwg on Saturday, 18 May 2024 (7270 reads)
ResourcesVal Evans writes: I see that Tracey Ramsbottom has uploaded back copies of her Devon earth mysteries magazine, Wisht Maen. I would be pleased to offer up the original version of my book The Celtic Way, which is a walking guide through the prehistoric sites of western Britain. Image submitted by pab