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Agua Fria National Monument - Badger Springs Wash
Date Added: 21st Aug 2023
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Agua Fria National Monument - Badger Springs Wash submitted by bat400 on 21st Aug 2023. Panel at the Badger Springs Wash site.
Photo by bat400. Taken in March 2023.
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Log Text: I visited on a weekday morning in overcast conditions. In March the vegetation is not as thick as it appears to get later in the year. The trail from the trail head rapidly becomes the spring itself, and although there are places along the left hand bank heading down to the site, You are likely to get your feet wet if there has been recent rain in the area.
This is a beautiful site, with a large pool at the confluence. At this point the Agua Fria canyon is not particularly deep, but at other locations the river is cut deeply into the mesa.
Drumskinny
Date Added: 29th Jul 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Fermanagh)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Drumskinny submitted by Anthony_Weir on 13th Mar 2013. Photo by Anthony Weir
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The Glendalough Cross and Deer Stone
Date Added: 29th Jul 2019
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Wicklow)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Access 4
The Glendalough Cross and Deer Stone submitted by KaiHofmann on 20th Sep 2012. Glendalough early christian monastery. At the right, in the shadow, the ancient cross.
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Glendalough settlement and pilgrim cross
Date Added: 29th Jul 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Wicklow)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Access 4
Glendalough settlement and pilgrim cross submitted by KaiHofmann on 20th Sep 2012. The "stone-ring".
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Log Text: Second visit. I was also here in March 2004. The weather was much finer on this visit, but the ambiance was somewhat marred by the large crowds dropped at the site by large numbers of tour buses.
Haroldstown
Date Added: 29th Jul 2019
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Carlow)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Haroldstown submitted by KenWilliams on 27th Aug 2005. Taken 26th August 2005, just after nightfall. Using flash on the outside and torchlight on the inside, I took quite anumber of shots with this combination and also with single light sources. Not entirely sure which ones worked and which are OTT but I liked this one in particular because my dog managed to sneak into the frame when I was otherwise busy!
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Log Text: Drove by only and unable to stop for a real visit.
Browne’s Hill
Date Added: 29th Jul 2019
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Carlow)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Browne’s Hill submitted by ainsloch on 23rd Dec 2016. The immense Brownshill dolmen on a very chilly winter solstice evening
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Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow)
Date Added: 24th Jul 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Wicklow)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow) submitted by bat400 on 29th Jul 2019. The "Giant's Grave" stones.
Photo taken by bat400, 13 July 2019.
Taken from the road, looking in by a pasture gate.
The stones are only somewhat taller than a meter. See the site listing and comments for more information.
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Log Text: A short drive from the famous Glendaloch site, mostly on small roads.
Owl Creek
Date Added: 23rd May 2019
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Owl Creek submitted by Creative Commons on 6th Jan 2019. Owl Creek Mounds The five Mississippian period platform mounds at this site were built between 1100 and 1200 A.D. The U.S. Forest Service owns two of the mounds including the largest 17-foot-high Mound I. Both are open to public visitation. Archeological excavations conducted at the site in 1991-1992 by Mississippi State University revealed the foundation remains of a ceremonial temple or elite residence that once stood atop Mound
www.nps.gov/nr/travel/mounds/owl.htm ...
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Vichama
Date Added: 30th Mar 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Vichama submitted by bat400 on 21st Mar 2019. Site in Lima Region, Peru.
La Hornacinas (The Niches), the principal building in sector A. A relief thought to be a frog and lightning, possibly symbolizing rebirth. This is the highest relief art in the building complex and part of the penultimate building phases.
Photo by bat400, Sept 2018.
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Log Text: Vichama differs from Caral and Banduria by the pictorial reliefs that have been found on several walls of elite residencies and ceremonial sites. The largest of these are easily seen at the primary site which included both a a large circular courtyard with ceremonial building over looking it. There are two walls depicting figures. Many of these appear to be starving figures, while others may be either be in the midst of some sort of exclamation or dance. The starving figures point to sunken abdomens or skeletal remains, but ts difficult to be certain if the other figures depict mournful grief or happy rejoicing.
In 2018 another, smaller wall of even more abstract figures, including snakes and faces was found. This wall has not been stabilized and was covered when we visited.
Cusco - Qorikancha
Date Added: 20th Jan 2019
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 17th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by SolarMegalith on 21st Dec 2011. Walls of Coricancha ("Golden Courtyard") and a Spanish monastery of Dominican Order constructed on it's top (photo taken on July 2003).
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The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum
Date Added: 19th Jan 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum submitted by bat400 on 19th Jan 2019. The "Inca's House" display.
Photo by bat400, September 2018.
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Ollantaytambo
Date Added: 19th Jan 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 12th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ollantaytambo submitted by Jurgen on 5th Dec 2006. Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, Peru. Ollantaytambo is a massive pre-Inca citadel located 50 kilometers from Machu Picchu.
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Kilpeck church
Date Added: 21st Nov 2018
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Kilpeck church submitted by bat400 on 21st Nov 2018. The entry of Kilpeck Chruch. A wooden porch (not original) that covered this doorway for a period of time it thought to have helped protect the carvings.
Photo by bat400, 2014.
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Log Text: A must see church.
Caral
Date Added: 6th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Caral submitted by sophs74 on 22nd Aug 2011. Archaeologists lunch break at Caral, Peru
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Log Text: A wonderful and astonishing place. Caral is surrounded by hills on all sides; the entry to the site is generally along the Supe River coming from the coast and the Pan-American highway. For late August we were very lucky as the dense coastal overcast broke the afternoon we were there and held off until the sun began to set. Once away from the river valley itself the Peruvean coast is arid and the pyramids of Caral exist in this stark landscape.
Walkways and signage (with substantial English translations from the Spanish) are what a western tourist would expect, although trained local guides are provided, and I believe, required. The tourist route is a circuit of the ceremonial plaza surrounded by the stepped pyramids. At each pyramid there is a sign displaying major artifact finds at that building. You cannot climb up into the structures.
I am uncertain whether one can walk into the western portion of the site, where most residential complexes were built (but these would be generally much less interesting, I would think.)
There is an open air museum near the parking area / site entrance with artifacts and replicas in cases and many displays explaining Caral and what is known about its culture.
We visited Caral as part of a 9 day tour of archaeological sites in Northern Peru through WH Tours. Ask me about them - they are great.
Bandurria
Date Added: 4th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bandurria submitted by bat400 on 29th Oct 2018. Site in Huaura Province, Lima Region,, Peru.
The two largest stepped platform buildings. The were built sequentially, the one on the left is the earliest. There are sunken plazas in front of each building, and unexcavated mounds out of the boundary of the photo to the left. A river valley is directly beyond the buildings and a laggon and the sea are to the right.
Photo by bat400, September 2018.
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Log Text: We visited Bandurria as part of a 9 day tour of archaeological sites in Northern Peru through WH Tours. Ask me about them - they are great.
Chavín de Huantar
Date Added: 9th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Chavín de Huantar submitted by sophs74 on 22nd Aug 2011. Tunnels inside the pyramid at Chavin de Huantar, Huaraz, Peru
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Cerro Sechin
Date Added: 8th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cerro Sechin submitted by sophs74 on 22nd Aug 2011. Carvings of a gorey prehistoric battle adorn the walls at Cerro Sechin, warriors wielding stone axes are depicted decapitating their enemies, disembodied body parts and streams of blood are carefully carved to show what a fearsome fighting force they were, Sechin Bajo, Casma, Peru... easy to reach from town, a short walk / motorbike taxi ride, great onsite museum where guide can be hired to take one to less accessible / lesser known local antiquities.
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Log Text: "Cerro" is the actual hill immediately behind where this structure was built. A path along the hillside above the building was described by our guide as being a modern structure meant to prevent erosion and landslides, but I'm not certain that this wasn't a translating error on our part.
A common theory about the building is that incised slabs of warriors and the dead were put into place as a combination of a warning to those who might oppose the Sechin power and a statement of triumph over their enemies. The depictions of dead (sacrificed?) include streams of blood flowing from missing eyes, severed heads and limbs. Combined with the slightly cartoonish presentation, I found this to be one of the more unsettling depictions of ancient violence I've seen at ancient sites, which is saying a lot.
Nearby there are half finished slabs of stone with similar engraving, but all of them have either flaws in the stone itself or actual errors in the carving (misplaced facial features, asymmetries, or just plain ugly) and appear to have been abandoned midway through the process.
A small museum is on site as well, with textiles, ceramics, and human remains from a burial. Several hairless Peruvian dogs live here in the outside area.
Huaca Pucllana
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Huaca Pucllana submitted by mfrincu on 17th May 2015. Ancient Pyramid complex in the middle of the Miraflores neighborhood.
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Sacsayhuaman
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 17th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Sacsayhuaman submitted by davidmorgan on 30th May 2007. Some local fauna for the tourists.
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Chankillo - 13 Towers
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Saw from a distance on 3rd Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Access 2
Chankillo - 13 Towers submitted by sophs74 on 22nd Aug 2011. Chanquillo Solar Observatory Towers, in the desert near Casma, Peru
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