Submitted by AKFisher on Thursday, 09 May 2024 (346 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryAn archaeological park site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, near the Apurímac River. At 4,300 meters (14,107 ft) above sea level, it was built by the Canchis people (1500 - 1000 BCE) and later conquered by the Incas. It is estimated that under the government of the Inca emperor Túpac Yupanqui (1471 – 1493 CE) the main temples and platforms were built. Image submitted by AKFisher
Submitted by GP1 on Saturday, 04 May 2024 (4065 reads)
Date UncertainNo one knows the age of this a man-made bell-shaped structure, situated at the crossroads of the Icknield Way and Ermine Street (virtually directly under the original site of the Roysia Stione). It is just under 8m deep and is covered in crude medieval religious carvings. Curiously, amongst the saints a Sheela Na Gig is situated between a carving of a horse and a sword. Image submitted by Dodomad
Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 30 April 2024 (5901 reads)
Natural PlacesMound and stone outside the boundary fence of Grime's Graves. Site No. 1 - the beginning of Dr Rudge's Puddingstone Trail. This stone is now buried in bracken (or worse). Image submitted by Dodomad
I went looking for this stone whilst up at Grime's Graves last week, more on this page and in the comments Read Article | 7 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by KaiHofmann on Tuesday, 23 April 2024 (3990 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryOne of the oldest rock-cut caves in India (300 BCE). Some of the caves have Ashokan inscriptions.
Most of the caves consist of two chambers.The caves were carved out of granite. The interior has a highly polished surface. Most of the caves have an interesting echo effect. Image submitted by KaiHofmann
Submitted by AKFisher on Friday, 19 April 2024 (942 reads)
Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierCooper's Ferry is an archaeological site along the lower Salmon River, Idaho. Various lithic and animal remains from the Pleistocene to early Holocene ages have been found there. Radiocarbon dating provided a date mapping to 15,700 years calendar years ago. This would be several thousand years before the Clovis fluted points. The excavators have suggested their finds support the idea that early Americans arrived via a coastal route followed by riverine travel. Image submitted by AKFisher
Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 (990 reads)
Multi-periodArchaeologists have unearthed evidence for an evolving sacred landscape spanning centuries in Crowland, Lincolnshire, today dominated by the ruins of its medieval abbey. Local tradition holds that the area was the site of an Anglo-Saxon hermitage belonging to Saint Guthlac, who died in the year 714 and was famed for his life of solitude, having given up a life of riches as the son of a nobleman. The first discovery from the dig was a previously unknown henge - one of the largest in eastern England. Image submitted by Dodomad
Submitted by radiater on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 (25979 reads)
DigsMegalithic site near Karyamukti, Cianjur region of West Java, Indonesia. The largest megalithic site in South-Eastern Asia. Image submitted by Dodomad
The controversial paper that dated Indonesia’s Gunung Padang site to 25,000 years old has been retracted - not suppressed - it is still available to read. More in the comments Read Article | 8 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by stonetracker on Saturday, 16 March 2024 (68 reads)
Multi-periodRichard's Bridge is listed as an intermediate-scale satellite village site built during the Parkin phase of the Late Mississippian period (1400-1700 CE). Most of these village sites are located along either the St. Francis or Tyronza Rivers. Image submitted by stonetracker
Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 08 March 2024 (134 reads)
MuseumsLocated inside the Vatican Museums in Rome, containing in twenty-two exhibition rooms works and artifacts dating from the 9th to the 1st century BC. Through to the works on display it is possible to follow the thousand-year history of the Etruscan people.
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Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 13 February 2024 (827 reads)
MuseumsPark in the Past is a newly created nature and history park built on the site of an old sand and gravel quarry. Currently the main feature is a completely new build Roman Fort, but there will also be an Iron Age village and a prehistoric realm complete with megalithic features. Image submitted by TheCaptain
Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 19 January 2024 (745 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA "lost" 4,000-year-old tomb has been rediscovered on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry. The megalithic tomb known locally as Altóir na Gréine was believed to have been completely destroyed in the 1840s, with its stones broken and carried away for use as building material. Image submitted by Dodomad
Billy Mag Fhloinn the re-discoverer has very kindly provided us with the location coordinates so it now appears on our maps. Read Article | 1 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 18 January 2024 (34728 reads)
Modern SitesThe Nala Stone Men is a location in the TV thriller The Tourist. Several crude but atmospheric stone sculptures resembling human forms which are glimpsed in photos early on, and which go on to play an important role towards the end of Series 1. The arrangement of their legs looks somewhat like smaller versions of the famous Stonehenge trilithons with extra stones stacked on top to form their bodies. As far as I can ascertain they are purely fictional and were created for the TV show. Image submitted by Dodomad
Submitted by enkidu41 on Sunday, 14 January 2024 (10774 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryHillfort in Norfolk. This hillfort is difficult to interpret. It is roughly oval in plan surrounded by earth ramparts. It stands within the village of Upper Tasburgh, and Tasburgh church lies within the fort near its southern side. The best preserved ramparts lie on the northern side where there is still an ancient hedgerow. Excavation has shown that the fort was inhabited in the Middle Saxon Period (650-850 AD) up to 1200 AD. Image submitted by Dodomad
Illegal nighthawkers' treasure hunting at Tasburgh earthworks leaves it full of holes. More in the comments Read Article | 6 News and Comments | Category: Other Photo Pages