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Book Review: Hidden Stonehenge - A Temple in North America.. by Gordon R Freeman

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:20:29 GMT

]]>. Hidden Stonehenge: A Temple in North America Reveals the Key to Ancient Wonders by Gordon R. Freeman. Runemage writes: Let's start with a holistic review, as I like to - this is a good sized and good weight paperback in the hands, not too big to be uncomfortable but big enough to display some intricate illustrations. The cover comprises a silhouette of Stonehenge against a teal landscape with its ground plan in the sky area above, coloured by the rising sun.

Lock Bay Site

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:06:12 GMT

. Rock Art in Gabriola Island (Canada) This site with three petroglyphs is located in the NW part of Gabriola Island. One of the carving depicts a hunting scene with a human chasing reindeer. The other two petroglyphs at Lock Bay depict human faces.

Degnen Bay Site

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:56:20 GMT

. Rock Art in Gabriola Island This perfectly preserved rock carving interpreted as "killer whale" was discovered in 1874. It has 1.20 x 0.65m dimensions. It is one ofthe numerous sites with petroglyphs on Gabriola Island.

Canadian Museum of History

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:43:51 GMT

. Museum founded in 1856. There is a large prehistoric collection in the "First Peoples Hall".

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:27:43 GMT

]]>Attempts to repair Rock Art vandalism, see comment.. Rock Art in Alberta, Canada. Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located about 100 kilometres southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada or 44 kilometres east of the community of Milk River, and straddles the Milk River itself. It is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for a large number of Indian rock carvings and paintings.

Paleoindian Ceremonies

Fri, 04 May 2012 04:46:30 GMT

]]>'Paleoindians did not live by red meat alone'- Study of Stone Tools May Reveal Ceremonial Lives. "[An] often single-minded focus of archaeologists on Paleoindian stone-tool technology and hunting practices [neglects] the social and religious lives of these ancient people, which admittedly are much harder to discern from the meager evidence. It is relatively easy to read the story of big-game hunting in stone spear points, but those same stone points also may have other kinds of stories to tell."

Sundial Medicine Wheel

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:13:55 GMT

]]>. Cairn in Alberta, Canada. Situated on a hilltop in Alberta, Sundial Medicine Wheel consists of a central rock pile or cairn and two surrounding cobble circles joined by a 'passageway' of stones.

Manitou Mounds

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:10:43 GMT

. Barrow Cemetery in Ontario.Largest group of burial mounds and associated village sites in Canada. The archaeological record dates back 8000 years, with 15 burial mounds dating to what is termed the Laurel culture (300 BC to 1100 AD). The mounds vary in size with the largest being 7 meters tall.

Jacob's Island Mound

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:26:52 GMT

Elaborate Cemeteries and Egalitarian Lifestyle � Ontario Mound site, 2000 years old. See comment.. Barrow Cemetery in the Kawartha Lakes region, Ontario.Although the mound itself was destroyed over time by plowing, the human remains were discovered during the development of a camp. Excavations are leaving human remains in situ and examining grave goods and associated animal bones, tools, and evidence of communal activities near the mound, like feasting.

Davidson

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:19:31 GMT

Oldest house in Ontario discovered at 4,500 year old settlement near Lake Huron.. Ancient Settlement in Ontario.Late Archaic Settlement with evidence of pit houses dating back to 2500 BC.