Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis cist (hellekiste) from Højmøllegård is a 4,000-year-old stone burial chest, dating back to the late Neolithic. It was discovered in 1974 at Højmøllegård in Denmark, near the main A9 road, originally covered by a low mound, typical for ancient burials. During excavation, archaeologists discovered skeletal remains along with grave goods from two completely different burial periods. These included a Neolithic battle axe and an early Bronze Age flint dagger, potentially hundreds of years later. This suggests the reuse and continuity of a sacred space over generations or even centuries, challenging the notion of a grave as a single, sealed event.
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryA prehistoric hut circle settlement on Wigford Down, SW Dartmoor, consisting of two large hut circles within an irregular shaped enclosure.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA significant, beautiful and well-preserved mound, with a great location in Ringsted, Denmark. It lies on the edge of a moraine near Tuel Å, in an area rich with other well-preserved ancient monuments, making it a notable landmark in an open landscape. It is dated to the Bronze Age.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeOn the top of the open moor that is Ringmoor Down, to the north of the better-known Brisworthy and its stone circle, this tremendous cairn circle and associated stone row are to be found, although they were "restored" in 1909 by Rev. Baring-Gould, supposedly not very accurately. Strange fact: Baring-Gould is better known as the author of the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers' and restored several other prehistoric sites on Dartmoor.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA fairly wrecked Allée-couverte some 60km NE of Carnac. Easy to find, and very nice energy, writes Karolous who visited recently - always great to see another site turn red on our map as first photos are sent in.
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DigsAncient Settlement in Kırşehir Province, Türkiye. Originally dating from the 3rd millennium BCE with later Hittite to Persian ruins. The earliest iron tool from about 1800 BCE was found here.
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Multi-periodAn 11th century temple complex in Tampaksiring north east of Ubud in Bali, Indonesia. Located on the river Pakrisan, the complex comprises 10 rock-cut candi (shrines) carved into the cliff face. They stand in 7m (23 ft) high sheltered niches cut into the sheer cliff face.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeOne of the oldest sites in Western Anatolia. The first settlement in the mound dates back to 8850 years ago. For 1150 years, the Neolithic settlement continued - that's 45 generations without interruption.
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryOn the headland of Symonds Yat Rock, high above a complete U Bend in the river Wye. The promontory fort has the remains of four rows of ditch and bank ramparts, the largest remaining being the bank on the inside. These defences are now largely surrounded by the aforementioned car park created for the forest park, with all the walking trails marked out from it.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeIn a bricked-up entrance on the south side of the church in Fredersdorf (Brandenburg) there is a prehistoric Quern stone. More photos on our page.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeAllée Couverte near Plaudren, Morbihan. Unusual for this area and type of dolmen, one side is a gigantic long stone. There is a single capstone in place.
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MuseumsMuseum in the City of Manchester which includes Egyptian artefacts, and prehistoric stone implements from many sites in the region, including Creswell Crags and Alderley Edge. Lots more on our page.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeWhat looks to us like a 'proto dolmen', pictured here as part of a Dartmoor rock outcrop. Also stone walls and gaps known as a tor enclosure (a stone site which resembles a Neolithic causewayed enclosure), with later Bronze Age hut circles and hillfort. More about this complex site on our page.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe Harbourne Head menhir, also known as the Harbourne Man, is situated west of the head of the Harbourne stream, SE Dartmoor. It leans at 10 degrees out of vertical, has with an OS bench mark cut into it, and a slight depression probably from being used as a rubbing post by cattle.
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Natural PlacesA large boulder (or Witch Stone) in Switzerland with natural cups, some looking like animal or human feet. Many local legends have been told about this stone. More photos on our page.
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Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierA Palaeolithic archaeological site situated approximately 300 kilometres south of Kiev, Ukraine. Alternatively known as the Medzhybizh A site, this ancient site has yielded a variety of flint tools, but most notably, possibly the oldest ivory tools ever discovered. Eleven of the ivory artefacts showed clear evidence that they were modified for tool use, including sharp pointed ivory pieces. The site has been dated to at least 400,000 years before present. Likely ancient inhabitants of this site from the paleolithic period were H. Neanderthalensis (Neanderthals)
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Natural PlacesA large glacial erratic deposited after the last ice age. The stone, thought to resemble a resting buffalo, is estimated to have weighed 400 tons and was a sacred site - not only to the Plains Cree, but to other First Nations who traversed the prairies. During the 1960s, when it became apparent the stone would be submerged by the rising waters of Lake Diefenbaker, efforts were made to save the mistasiniy. A long campaign led by the late Zenon S. Pohorecky, professor of anthropology and archaeology at the University of Saskatchewan, to move the rock to higher ground ultimately proved unsuccessful. Many believe a “quiet” decision was made to quell the lobby - on the morning of December 1, 1966, a crew from the PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration) arrived with a reported 60 sticks of dynamite and reduced the millennia-old stone to rubble. This archive picture was taken with Tribal Elder Wilfred Tootoosis about a year before the stone was blown up.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeLaikenbuie ring cairn is in the Clava tradition of monuments, but carbon dating indicates that it is early Iron Age, constructed over a thousand years after the original cairns. Were degraded older cairns being copied - there are many examples nearby - or were earlier traditions and similar ideologies passed down the generations. It is very hard to be certain.
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Pre-ColumbianA Chacoan style great house from the Pueblo 2 period (950 -1150 CE) in Colorado state. Like most great houses, it served as a community center for ritual and social activities. It was also possibly used as a central storage point for harvested produce. The people lived in room blocks in small villages dispersed around the great house. There were at least 50 villages in Far View, of which a handful have been excavated and restored and can be visited today.
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryChûn Castle is an Iron Age hillfort on the summit of Chûn Downs, commanding extensive views north and north-west to the Atlantic Coast and south towards Mounts Bay. The name Chûn derives from Cornish: Chi an Woon ‘the house on the downs’. It is roughly circular in plan with two impressive stone walls, each with an external ditch. Within the interior are the remains of several stone walled round houses, heavily disturbed by later activity.
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