Megalithic Portal: Latest from Virginia, United States

Foamhenge (Cox Farms)

AKFisher — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:05:44 GMT

Please send us a photo if you have visited!. A full-scale styrofoam replica of Stonehenge, which was originally located in Natural Bridge, Virginia. It was conceived and built by artist Mark Cline as a roadside attraction, and opened on April 1, 2004. In 2017, Foamhenge was relocated to Cox Farms, Centreville, Virginia.

Thunderbird Archaeological District

chuquisaca1 — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:48:17 GMT

]]>The Thunderbird Archaeological District, near Limeton, Virginia, is an archaeological district described as consisting of three sites: Thunderbird Site, the Fifty Site, and the Fifty Bog—which provide a stratified cultural sequence spanning Paleo-Indian cultures through the end of Early Archaic times with scattered evidence of later occupation.

Ely Mound

AKFisher — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:04:50 GMT

]]>Ely Mound is a historic burial mound located near Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia. It is considered the best-preserved Mississippian culture site in Virginia.

Cornelius

bat400 — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 06:24:21 GMT

Findings of prehistoric site excavation to be presented, May 2013.. Ancient Village or Settlement in Washington County. Virginia.Large pallisaded village on the current shores of the reservoir Soulth Holston Lake.

Spout Run

bat400 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:37:10 GMT

]]>Archaeologist Claims 12,000-Year-Old Solstice Site. See comment.. Proposed Stone Circles in Clarke County, Virginia.Three proposed stone circles claimed to have been built to create solstice alignments with a nearby natural formations, notably, the Bear's Den Rocks. In general the stones are small enough to be moved directly by one or two people, and appear to have been local stones. Non-local jasper stone debris and a worked fragment of a scraper were found in an excavation below some of the stones.

Elk Hill Petroglyphs

Andy B — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:58:21 GMT

Possible Rock Art in Virginia. Are finds artifacts or aging rocks? An archaeologist with the state Department of Historic Resources is headed to western Goochland County with hopes of confirming a major historical find.

Foamhenge (Natural Bridge)

Andy B — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:30:12 GMT

]]>Modern Stone Circle in Virginia. Now moved to Cox Farms, Centreville. We know how much you enjoy the attempts of our colonial cousins to replicate Stonehenge, well here's another one, this time in Virginia. Refreshingly this one doesn't take itself too seriously as it was opened for April Fool's Day 2004.

Fort Bragg

bat400 — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:12:15 GMT

Comment describes US archaeological preservation activities on military bases.. Various sites in Washington County, NC.Like many large military bases in the United States, Fort Bragg boasts an archaeological staff to investigate, catalog, and protect both historic and prehistoric archaeological sites.

Cactus Hill

bat400 — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:14:48 GMT

]]>Location given is the nearby town of Carson. Site is not accessible at this time.. Ancient Habitation Site in Sussex County, Virginia. Some of the earliest evidence of man in the western hemisphere has been found here in the form of a stone blades and a possible hearth. Cactus Hill is a buried multicomponent site on the coastal plain of the Nottaway River in Sussex County, Virginia. in addition to Archaic and Clovis occupations, below the Clovis and separated by sterile sand, is an apparent pre-Clovis occupation. Carbon dated to 13000 BC.

Foamhenge, Virginia

Andy B — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:22:50 GMT

]]>Find Foamhenge on the map with our links on this page.. NOW MOVED to Cox Farms, Centreville. We know how much you enjoy the attempts of our colonial cousins to replicate Stonehenge, well here's another one, this time in Virginia. Refreshingly this one doesn't take itself too seriously as it was opened for April Fool's Day 2004.