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Stone Worlds: Narrative and Reflexivity in Landscape Archaeology

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Thornborough Central

Submitted by DavidRaven on Tuesday, 23 June 2026   (78210 reads)

Thornborough Central

Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe monument complex of Thornborough in Yorkshire is an archaeological landscape of national and international importance and represents what must have been one of Britain's premier sacred landscapes during the third and second millennium BC.
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Festival of British Archaeology Talk and walk with Dr Jan Harding, Sat 18th July, details in the comments on our page
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Harborough Museum

Submitted by ESgt on Tuesday, 23 June 2026   (3760 reads)

Harborough Museum

MuseumsThe Museum now has the original Hallaton treasure on display, purchased back from the Crown. Most of the pre-Roman British coinage is Corielvetian - i.e. local - and dated for around 60 BC.
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Free Talk, Walking through time with archaeologist Peter Liddle, Sat 11th July - part of the free exhibition: 50 years of fieldwork in Leicestershire running until October
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Dorset Museum

Submitted by Coldrum on Tuesday, 23 June 2026   (10928 reads)

Dorset Museum

MuseumsMuseum in Dorset with prehistoric tools, displays on Maiden Castle, Maumbury. Mount Pleasant and other locations and lots more.
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Iron Age Copper alloy mirror (right) and early Medieval fine jewellery - just two exhibits from a new exhibition running until the 13th September which showcases finds by Bournemouth University archaeologists and local metal detectorists - more details of this and associated talks on our page
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Snilesworth Stone Circle

Submitted by johndhunter on Tuesday, 23 June 2026   (233 reads)

Snilesworth Stone Circle

Modern SitesAt first glance these look like the remains of a small circle consisting of four stones plus a couple fallen with an outlier just to the west. However the reality is much more mundane, as they are according to local author Bill Cowley the remains of field walls or gate posts. Read more about them on our page.
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Neu Gaarz Dolmen

Submitted by Klingon on Monday, 22 June 2026   (5487 reads)

Neu Gaarz Dolmen

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA well preserved dolmen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with NW-SE orientation, the chamber is set with two uprights on the long sides and one stone on the NW side. On the chamber capstones, there are some cup marks visible.
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Weldersdog writes: 21th June, a clear sky and a wonderful sunset at around 21:45 o'clock. The sun sets at around 314° north and the chamber of this dolmen is oriented in this direction
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Two Lads (Rivington)

Submitted by David on Sunday, 21 June 2026   (3083 reads)

Two Lads (Rivington)

Date UncertainThe first mention of the Two Lads cairns is in the late 18th century by Dorning Rasbotham, an antiquarian, writer, painter and one time High Sheriff of Lancashire. He mentions two small cairns, quite close together, sat on a larger one. Another writer suggests there was a rectangular ditch enclosing the cairns but no trace of this now remains.
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The 'Two Lads' stone monuments to be rebuilt to make them safer and remove modern additions. This is how the site looked in 2005 for comparison with the photos on the news report. Also a community archaeology dig set for 3rd to 14th August
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Callanish

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 21 June 2026   (65562 reads)

Callanish

Neolithic and Bronze AgeCallanish, or Calanis is an amazing group of stone circles, avenues and other standing stones on the Isle of Lewis. We have many photos of each site, including exclusive aerial views. See below and on the individual site pages linked for more detail of the various component sites.
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Happy Summer Solstice everyone! This amazing photo by Callanish Digital Designs shows two prominent stones at Calanais (51 & 52) forming a window for the rising midsummer sunrise sun that lights up first as the sun appears. There's a close up on our page
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Nebelivka Mega-Settlement

Submitted by Anne T on Friday, 19 June 2026   (712 reads)

Nebelivka Mega-Settlement

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA Trypillia (Cucuteni-Trypillian) culture mega-settlement in Ukraine dating to approximately 4000 BCE. It covered 260-300 hectares and is estimated to be home to perhaps 16,000 people - one of the largest settlements of its time in Europe or Asia. The image is a clay model of a typical Trypillian house. This was possibly the world's earliest proto-urban centre, pre-dating the better known cities of Mesopotamia. Unlike these, the Trypillia settlements appear to have been periodically burned and rebuilt, possibly as part of a cycle of ritual renewal. The question of whether these were permanent cities or seasonal gathering places remains actively debated.
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Bulford Stone

Submitted by Bladup on Thursday, 18 June 2026   (10316 reads)

Bulford Stone

StonehengeA prone sarsen stone at Bulford, also known as the Tor Stone. About 2 km to the east of Durrington Walls on the other bank of the Avon. This 2.8m-long stone lies within a ring ditch just north of a large cemetery of round barrows.
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The Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape: New Insights from Geochemical and Visibility Analysis of the Cuckoo Stone and Tor Stone (this site) by Phil Harding, David J.Nash et al. Two former standing stones that lie on opposite banks of the River Avon to east of Stonehenge. Geochemical analysis indicates that both stones were probably transported to their present site from West Woods on the Marlborough Downs, a source that likely also supplied the large sarsen monoliths at Stonehenge - details on our page
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Bulford Reconstructed Henges

Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 18 June 2026   (4707 reads)

Bulford Reconstructed Henges

Neolithic and Bronze AgeTwo reconstructed henges at Bulford, near the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in a wonderful landscape setting. These are not the exact location of the recently announced summer solstice alignment but these henges are close to it, not so well known, and well worth a visit themselves
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Phil Harding and the team from Wessex Archaeology have discovered a summer solstice alignment dated to 500 years earlier than the famous Stonehenge alignment. Phil says "This discovery is probably one of the greatest finds of my career and what makes it so important is just how early it is." Full publication to follow but more of what has currently been announced in the comments on our page
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Pascaredda Tomba di Giganti

Submitted by AlexHunger on Wednesday, 17 June 2026   (7237 reads)

Pascaredda Tomba di Giganti

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA nine metre long megalithic tomb with a 21 metre wide arc shaped facade of stone slabs and large stone stele. Oriented south-easterly and at 437 metres altitude. This tomb has a larger than usual mound in order to bring the rear level with the front as it faces uphill. 13 of the 14 capstones are still intact.
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Pen-Twyn

Submitted by Marko on Tuesday, 16 June 2026   (5852 reads)

Pen-Twyn

Iron Age and Later PrehistoryMarko writes: Half a hill fort is better than none! #HillFortsWednesday The half I did see was worth the climb up from Oldcastle. The other (north-west rampart) is under bracken but still impressive, as is the central bank. A modern track runs right alongside the south-western rampart. The north-eastern side is defended by the natural steep slope of Hatterall Hill.
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Runstensparken

Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Tuesday, 16 June 2026   (479 reads)

Runstensparken

Modern SitesA theme park in Uppland dedicated to exploring the history and art of runestones. The owner and operator, Kalle, offers guided tours of Birka (as well as boat crossings) and personally crafts and paints the rune stones; many of the replicas found in museums and runestones used in modern cemeteries across the region are his work.
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Mudumala

Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 16 June 2026   (13609 reads)

Mudumala

Neolithic and Bronze Age80 standing stones dated to approximately 3,500-4,000 years ago. The site includes stone circles and boulder formations, some with rock art. Certain stones align with the sun during equinoxes and solstices, indicating deliberate astronomical planning alongside the sky-map carvings (details of these on our page). Added to India's UNESCO Tentative World Heritage List in 2025.
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Pontremoli Museum

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 16 June 2026   (11278 reads)

Pontremoli Museum

MuseumsIn a castle overlooking the village of Pontremoli, Lunigiana, Italy. About 16 Lunigiana type Statue Menhir / stelae were found near the village of Zignago, starting in 1867, some abandoned near Taponecco, under the basement of the Sorano church and in the woods and mountains near Pontevecchio and Filetto. Six of these stelea are now shown in the La Spezia Ethnographic and Civic Museum and eight in the Pontremoli Museum. Reproductions of some, (including the 2 lost statue menhir made from old drawings at Pontremoli), are located in both museums.
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Quinish (Stone Row)

Submitted by enkidu41 on Sunday, 14 June 2026   (11949 reads)

Quinish (Stone Row)

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA row of four stones on Mull surveyed by Professor Alexander Thom, aligned NNW-SSE. Only one remains upright currently. Sandy Gerrard from Stone Rows of Great Britain warns it is difficult to reach. A map and/or reliable GPS device is essential, or "the chances of getting hopelessly lost are high". Close by are 2 fallen stones with an almost concealed fourth pillar. Earlier reports indicate a fifth stone, now gone, which suggests that this was formerly a 5-stone row about 33' long.
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Coldwell Clough Anglo Saxon cross

Submitted by Boggart on Sunday, 14 June 2026   (9551 reads)

Coldwell Clough Anglo Saxon cross

Early MedievalThis wayside cross shaft, reported stolen in the 1970s, appears to be back! It would seem stylistically to date to the late Anglo Saxon period. It has the initials EB carved at the top, these belonging to one of the Bradburys who farmed at Coldwell Clough for centuries, where it was previously reused and probably turned into a sundial to decorate the farm.
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Saturday, 13 June 2026
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Friday, 12 June 2026
Piedra Pintada Archaeological Park
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 1 news/comment
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Tuesday, 09 June 2026
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Monday, 08 June 2026
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 11 news/comments
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Sunday, 07 June 2026
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 4 news/comments
Tulloch of Assery (A and B)
 2 news/comments


Saturday, 06 June 2026
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 1 news/comment
Ferrybridge Henge
 4 news/comments
Leith Hill Place
 4 news/comments


Friday, 05 June 2026
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Thursday, 04 June 2026
Dolmen de Pen Raz


Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Bryher Popplestone Labyrinth
Henchir el Begar Roman Olive Oil Mill
Callanish I
 25 news/comments


Monday, 01 June 2026
Hohllay Cave (Berdorf)


Sunday, 31 May 2026
Loch Buie Stone Circle
 3 news/comments
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Tsankawi
 14 news/comments
Lambay Island Axe Quarry


Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Mulfra Quoit
 10 news/comments
Bjerne Knoldsborg Runddysse 1
Saint-Raphaël Musée Archéologique


Monday, 25 May 2026
Cregganconroe Court Tomb
Jemez Historic Site
 6 news/comments
Hilton chambered cairn


Sunday, 24 May 2026
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Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow
 1 news/comment
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 4 news/comments


Saturday, 23 May 2026
Lydney Hillfort
 7 news/comments


Thursday, 21 May 2026
Hands Well
 1 news/comment
Nekropolis Minois


Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Painswick Beacon
 11 news/comments
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