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Hearing the past, BBC Radio Four IPlayer
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Submitted by jackdaw1 on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 (2347 reads)
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Stonehenge  Visitors to Stonehenge in Wiltshire rarely experience the historic site without the rumble of traffic noise from the nearby A303. But UK researchers have managed to recreate the sound of a ritual there, as heard by our ancestors 4,000 years ago.
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Equinox alignment gallery from Loughcrew, Co. Meath
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Submitted by KenWilliams on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 (7315 reads)
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Photography  Despite the very bad weather, and the tail end of a hurricane, the sun made a brief but spectacular appearance inside the chamber of Cairn T at Loughcrew on the 22nd September, on the eve of the Autumn Equinox. Cairn T is aligned so that the rising sun on the equinox illuminates some pretty fascinating carvings on the backstone of the rear chamber.
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| Cairn T equinox opening times from Michael Fox (see latest comment) and some archive photos from Ken Williams
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Pet-Keeping and Animal Sacrifice as Seen Economically and Archaeologically
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Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 24 January 2011 (2454 reads)
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Other Archaeology By most modern standards, household pets are looked at as companion animals. It can be assumed that people in the past acquired a similar affection to household or working animals. Historical evidence surrounding the keeping of pets clearly shows that animals were prized not only for their household duties, but some, for more non-practical reasons.
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| Pet-keeping in antiquity was a common practice. How the animals were treated can often be seen archaeologically.
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Kilmartin Glen Audio Tour MP3 – a walk through the landscape of time
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Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 16 February 2009 (5713 reads)
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Kilmartin  Download an audio tour around Kilmartin Glen in Argyll with Neil Oliver and guests, and explore its standing stones and ancient monuments.
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Seamus Heaney hits out over 'Tar on Tara' (Listen Again)
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Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 03 March 2008 (2133 reads)
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Site Watch The construction of a motorway by the Irish Government through one of Ireland's most historic areas has been condemned in a BBC Radio Ulster documentary, Tar on Tara, by the country's foremost poet, Seamus Heaney, and other international experts.
The M3 motorway is well under construction through the lush green and historical countryside of County Meath.
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| Listen Again programme for this week only
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Record-breaking haul from Gaul discovered at farm in Brittany
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Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 23 December 2007 (7517 reads)
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Discoveries Asterix and Obelix, had they existed, might have paid for their mead and other magic potions with gold-silver-copper coins stamped with elaborate
images of men and horses.
The largest treasure trove of pre-Roman, Gaulish money ever to be found has been discovered in central Brittany.
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Winter Solstice Webcasts at Newgrange and Maeshowe
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Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 23 December 2007 (7777 reads)
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Newgrange For the first time ever, the 2007 Winter Solstice illumination of the passage and chamber at Newgrange was streamed live on the internet by Heritage Ireland. The webcast and an exhibition at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the re-discovery of the Winter Solstice Phenomenon at Newgrange by Professor O’Kelly in 1967.
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| Another chance to see the Winter Solstice from Newgrange, see comment
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Megaliths of the Grand Ouest
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Submitted by hewpop on Friday, 30 November 2007 (1726 reads)
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France Steve Mansfield-Devine writes: For me, it’s all about the landscape. My interest in megalithic sites was rekindled by another, long-term project. Called ‘The Human Landscape’, it’s a photographic study of how we leave our marks on the world around us. In part, this project is a reaction to the immense amount of twaddle that underlies landscape photography today.
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Vote for your favourite RCAHMS archive image
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Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 08 November 2007 (4969 reads)
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Scotland In 2008 the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments in Scotland (RCAHMS) will celebrate 100 years of building a picture of Scotland's past and they want to share their rich treasure store with the rest of us. The celebrations begin with the first ever public vote to choose the nation's favourite image of the most treasured places of Scotland.
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| Voting runs until the 10th December
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Discovery and Excavation in Scotland (D&E) Archive Online
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Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 18 October 2007 (8334 reads)
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Resources The ADS and the Council for Scottish Archaeology are pleased to announce the
online release of Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1947-2001.
Discovery and Excavation in Scotland (DES) is an established annual journal,
published by the Council for Scottish Archaeology (CSA), which records all
fieldwork undertaken and discoveries made in Scotland during the preceding
year.
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| This is a major primary source now available to everyone, excellent news
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Peter Knight on BBC Dorset - Videos
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Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 17 April 2007 (6830 reads)
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Resources  Claire Price at BBC Dorset writes: If you enjoy walking through the Dorset countryside, you’ll probably have spotted them for yourself. Big grey boulders placed in a circle in an isolated field. Earth Mysteries expert Peter Knight uncovers the secrets of the county’s sacred stones.
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RIP Ian Honeywood, aka Stonedowser
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Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 27 March 2007 (15110 reads)
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Resources  Sadly, Ian Honeywood, aka Stonedowser, and a British expat living in Vermont, passed away last week. Ian was active on the web until just a few months ago.
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Archaeoastronomy and Megalithic Studies in Mid Wales
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Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 20 January 2007 (5166 reads)
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Resources Under the personal guidance of the late Professor Alexander Thom, studies of the archaeoastronomical potentials in Mid Wales prehistoric sites were begun over two decades ago. The resulting photographic data with computer surveys give strong support to Thom's theories on the existence of the Megalithic Calendar and a Lunar Standstill program in prehistoric Britain circa 1800 BC
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Free MP3 Download/Podcast: Neolithic life in the Cotswolds
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Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, 16 January 2007 (7475 reads)
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Resources  A fresh look at the Neolithic Cotswolds brings to light how its people lived their lives. Research has traditionally focused on the tombs and monuments of the period but Dr Nick Snashall (National Trust archaeologist for Avebury) will make it a matter of life as well as death, in a lecture that that explains how new evidence is revealing Neolithic life.
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Quantifying Handaxe Design through Experimental Butc
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Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 02 January 2007 (2381 reads)
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Discoveries Archaeological research to download: The aim of the series of experiments was to empirically test the relationship between Acheulean handaxe form and effectiveness for butchery, and contribute to the continuing discussion regarding the factors influencing handaxe form.
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2006 Winter Solstice in the Boyne Valley
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Submitted by KenWilliams on Wednesday, 27 December 2006 (3536 reads)
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Resources  A short photographic essay by Ken Williams from the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath on the 21st of December 2006. A large crowd gathered to witness the sunrise illumination of the great passage tomb at Newgrange and were rewarded with a perfect sunrise.
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New resource centre site for Tara
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Submitted by gercmbyrne on Friday, 06 October 2006 (1949 reads)
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Site Watch For anyone who is interested in the Save Tara Campaign, a new web site has been set up as a resource centre to provide a space for groups to exchange information, news, ask for volunteers or help, and publicise events; and for individuals looking for ways to get involved.
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A little respect from Archaeoastronomy.co.uk
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Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 06 October 2006 (3228 reads)
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Resources Alun S writes: Last week I was up at some stone circles in the peaks and ran into some New Age enthusiasts. Because it was just after the equinox I found plenty of evidence of pagan use of the stones. A friend was was also enjoying the day out and she was amused by the different reactions to some of the site between myself and these people.
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British Archaeology magazine to read on the web
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Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 02 October 2006 (3693 reads)
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Resources  Highlights of recent issues of British Archaeology magazine are now available to read for free on the CBA web site. July/August 2006 is now up there, which includes the fascinating article Balloon over Stonehenge, where Martyn Barber considers a photo taken 100 years ago, and Discovering Scotland from above (30 years of aerial photos)
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The Dragonhouses in Evia island, Greece
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Submitted by Photoworks on Wednesday, 13 September 2006 (6511 reads)
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Photography The Dragonhouses of Evia island in Greece are buildings attributed to the late Neolithic/Bronze Age up to the Hellenistic period. They appear to be religious sites of the Dryops, the first inhabitants of this area.
They possibly represent an unknown facet of Ancient Greek scientific thought.
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