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Tamgaly Petroglyphs
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Submitted by Jansold on Thursday, 23 May 2013 (145 reads)
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Rock Art  Rock Art in Kazakhstan. A concentration of some 5,000 rock carvings dating from the Middle Bronze Age up to to the 20th century, covering an area of around 900ha.
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Humbleton Hill
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Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 (5739 reads)
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England  This Iron Age hillfort is one of the most spectacular in Northumberland. It is located on the top of a hill with great views of the area west and north (as far as Dod Law hillfort) of Wooler. The course of the stone ramparts is perfectly distinguishable, as well as the adjacent enclosure with hut platforms - it is unclear whether this is contemporary with the hillfort.
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Tell Khaiber
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Submitted by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 (192 reads)
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Other Archaeology  An ancient Sumerian city, 20km from Ur, inhabited from about 4000 to 2000 BCE. British and Iraqi archaeologists have started the excavation of the enormous building complex. One of the most striking finds at the site to date is a clay plaque, 9cm high, apparently showing a worshipper approaching a sacred place.
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Tikal
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Submitted by C_Michael_Hogan on Monday, 20 May 2013 (20917 reads)
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Central America  Ancient City in El Peten Department, Guatemala. Tikal, Guatemala is arguably the greatest and most complex Mayan city measured by monumental megalithic architecture. Evincing an array of majestic pyramids and royal residences, the city has yielded numerous intricately carved stelae and sacrificial altars.
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| Latest C-14 dating confirms calibration between Maya Long Count and European calendar, see most recent comment on this page
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Joya del Ceren
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Submitted by bat400 on Monday, 20 May 2013 (5152 reads)
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Central America  Ancient Village or Settlement in El Salvador. Sometimes called, "America's Pompeii," this Classic Mayan village was suddenly covered by volcanic ash in 595 AD. The village lay less than a kilometer from Loma Caldera volcano. Excavations have found several homes made from adobe brick with thatched roofs, complete with simple interior benches, pots, tools and the remains of food.
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| Mayan Manioc Preserved by Volcanic Ash. Provides additional evidence of the intensive farming that fed a civilization.
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Announcing the Megalithic Portal competition winners for Sept/Oct 2012
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Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 19 May 2013 (580 reads)
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Photography  I'm delighted to (again rather belatedly) announce the winners of our latest competition. This is for the best photos/images/diagrams etc submitted to us in September and October 2012. We normally call it a 'photo' competition but they don't have to be as you will see. I have again had to combine months as votes were a bit thin on the ground. If you want this competition to continue we need more people voting for their favourite images. Anyway, on to the very deserving winners and highly commended entries:
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Stonea Camp
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Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 19 May 2013 (13955 reads)
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England  Stonea Camp stands on a gravel island two meters above sea level amid the black Norfolk fens. It must have been a very wet place and the ditches would have naturaly filled with water. There is a single bank and ditch to the south west with three defensive lines to the north. There were three periods of construction and it is suggested by the excavators that this was the site of the battle between the Roman governor, Ostorius and the Iceni in 47AD
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| On Weds 22nd May local archaeologists and a story teller will welcome people to Stonea Camp 'hill' fort. See below for a video showing the skull split with a sword, found at the site.
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Perperikon
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Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 18 May 2013 (7366 reads)
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Resources  Neolithic Rock sanctuary in Bulgaria. The earliest traces of human civilisation discovered so far at Perperikon were dated to the late Neolithic Period, 6th-5th millennium BCE. During the late Bronze Age in particular, 18th-12th century BCE, Perperikon saw its first heyday, which probably coincided with the peak of the Mycenaean and the Minoan civilisations.
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| Bulgaria should seriously consider inviting Mongolian shamans to "enliven" its ancient sites, argues leading Bulgarian archeologist Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov.
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Noh Mul Pyramid
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Submitted by guile on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 (591 reads)
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Site Watch  A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project.
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Kuelap Citadel
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Submitted by durhamnature on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 (8748 reads)
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South America  Ancient Village in Amazonas State, Peru.
A large worked-stone settlement of approximately 400 buildings, all within an encircling stone wall as much as 66 feet high. Many of the round stone houses display a zig-zag and diamond decorations in stone. Excavations are still on-going, but some of the buildings have been reconstructed with roof poles and thatch.
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| More superb archive photos
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Jonathan’s Cave
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Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 13 May 2013 (1288 reads)
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Scotland  Cave in Fife with Pictish carvings This cave received its name from a poor man, Jonathan who lived here with his family during the 18th Century. He was a nail-maker but hand-made nails were priced out of the market when the Carron Iron Works was established in 1759. However a few years ago some of his nails were found on the floor of the Cave.
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| MSP calls for action to save Wemyss caves
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U 170 (Vaxholm)
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Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 13 May 2013 (345 reads)
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Discoveries  A Viking-era rune stone has been "rediscovered" near Vaxholm in the Stockholm archipelago after a group of university students stumbled across the historic rock that had been hiding in plain sight for nearly 300 years.
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Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
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Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 13 May 2013 (3019 reads)
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England  Museum in West Sussex. Brighton Museum houses one of the most important and eclectic collections outside national institutions.
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| See the unique Bronze Age 'Sussex Loops' and visit the new Chilled to the Bone: Ice Age Sussex exhibition. Also see our page for Hove Park's Goldstone which may contain the remnants of a local stone circle
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Knockdrum Stone Fort
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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 12 May 2013 (614 reads)
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Republic of Ireland  Stone fort in Co. Cork. The Iron Age stone fort measures 29m in diameter and has 3m thick walls. It is located 1km east of Castletownshend.
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Scargill Low Moor 2
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Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 12 May 2013 (282 reads)
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Rock Art  Rock Art in County Durham. This flat rock surface is located on the southern slope of Pinlow Hill, just few meters south of Scargill Low Moor 1 panel. The motifs include a cup with single ring and groove, as well as simple cup-marks.
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Gray Hill circle
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Submitted by TheCaptain on Friday, 10 May 2013 (17623 reads)
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Site Watch  At least 16 stones can be seen making up this circle on the upper slopes of Gray Hill. Many of the slab like stones are positioned so they are touching each other end to end. Within the circle are a couple of large fallen slabs, possibly remains of an internal chamber.
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| To the hand-print spray paint vandal of Wales, we're on to you...
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Crescent Stone Pillar Taidong
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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Friday, 10 May 2013 (364 reads)
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Digs  3m tall standing stone with remains (3-4 smaller stones left) of a stone circle around it. The site is situated east of the Taidong railway station. Part of the Peinan Cultural Park (see that page for more details)
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| Another ten prehistoric stone coffins discovered close to the Peinan Archaeological Site
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The acclaimed documentary Standing with Stones - view now
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Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 (6291 reads)
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Resources  Standing with Stones, the classic megalithic road trip by Rupert Soskin and Michael Bott is now available to view online or download for keeps. The film is an exploration into the wealth of prehistoric sites in Britain and Ireland on a scale never previously attempted on film, and aims to give a fresh insight into our megalithic past.
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| Standing with Stones feature doc released for free viewing on Vimeo
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Hall Well
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Submitted by kernunos on Monday, 06 May 2013 (2708 reads)
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England  Holy Well in Derbyshire. This is the grandest of the six Tissington wells. It stands on the grass verge opposite Tissington Hall. It is a magnificent structure with a large overhanging arch.
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| The Tissington Well Dressings are on show from 9-15th May. See the nearby sites list for photos and Google Street Views of all six wells. Also scroll down this page for a new video talk made specially for us by Rose Welch about holy wells, water lore and Derbyshire well dressing.
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Climperwell Round Barrows
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Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Sunday, 05 May 2013 (376 reads)
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England  Round Barrows in Gloucestershire. This pair of round/bowl barrows (aligned N/S) near Climperwell Farm (a known medieval estate) has been included in the English Heritage 'at risk' Register (1017074) because EH believe the condition of the barrows to suffer from 'extensive significant problems'.
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