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100 most recent Comments View latest 1000  RSS Version of this feed1. Jordan Hill Roman Temple - Tour and Talk for Heritage Open Days by TimPrevett I am doing a tour and talk here for Heritage Open Days, with the permission of English Heritage who manage the site. Hopefully will include an observation opportunity for the equinox solar alignment I... 2. Stonehenge and the Emergence of the Sacred Landscape of Wessex by Andy B More details of the excavations here in The Army Basing Programme, Stonehenge and the Emergence of the Sacred Landscape of Wessex - Matt Leivers Internet Archaeology 56. ... 3. Re: Bulford Post Hole Alignments by Andy B Hello, thanks for that useful link. We are promised full publication and details in due course, it looks like they rushed this announcement out for the Stonehenge silly season.... 4. Re: Bulford Reconstructed Henges Text from Information Board by Anonymous Not sure these rings are really ceremonial or astronomical. Why 2 rings, when 1 would do? But there is another use for a banked ring or rings, that is as livestock pens, eg horses, cat... 5. Randwick Cross Dyke featuring in a tour for Heritage Open Days, September 2026 by TimPrevett There will be a tour and talk including this and the two other prehistoric sites nearby for Heritage Open Days in September, given by myself. More details on the HODs website: ... 6. Randwick Barrows featuring in a tour for Heritage Open Days, September 2026 by TimPrevett There will be a tour and talk including this and the two other prehistoric sites nearby for Heritage Open Days in September, given by myself. More details on the HODs website: ... 7. Parkfields Park Stone Circle - Tour and Talk for Heritage Open Days by TimPrevett There will be a tour and talk at this modern megalithic complex in Warrington for Heritage Open Days in September, given by myself. More details on the HODs website: ... 8. Nine Ladies - Murder investigation launched after body found by TimPrevett More details on the Manchester Evening News website... 9. Re: Telegraph Clump Long Barrow and Round Barrow Cemetery by Anne T Heritage Gateway/Pastscape (site page currently unavailable, so link cannot be included here). The following information has been kindly recorded from the Pastscape record by ... 10. Herts Archaeology Festival, Sat, 18th Jul 2026 by Andy B Tucked beneath the A1 motorway, the Welwyn Roman Baths is one of Hertfordshire’s hidden historic treasures - a Scheduled Ancient Monument and part of the Dicket Mead Roman villa complex. ... 11. Talk and walk with Dr Jan Harding, Sat 18th July 2026 by Andy B FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT THORNBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE Sat, 18 Jul Thornborough Archaeology Group Come and find out more about Thornborough’s remarkable Neolithic and... 12. Walk: Beneath the Bracken - the archaeology of Bradgate Park, Fri, 17 July by Andy B Step back through 15,000 years of history with an exclusive archaeological walking tour of Bradgate Park. Over five years, researchers from the University of Leicester uncovered remarkable evidence of... 13. Talk: Stone Age Leicestershire, From Hunters to Farmers by Mat Morris, 9th July by Andy B See also a talk at Lutterworth Museum on 9th July Talk: Stone Age Leicestershire, From Hunters to Farmers by Mat Morris, 9th July ... 14. Guided Walk of Breedon Hill and Church, Fri, 17th July 2026 by Andy B Breedon Hill has an Iron Age hillfort containing an Anglo-Saxon monastery which later became a medieval Augustinian priory and then a parish church. Archaeologists Peter Liddle and Rachel Askew will g... 15. Free Exhibition: 50 years of fieldwork in Leicestershire, to Saturday 31st October 26 by Andy B Friday 12th June – Saturday 31st October: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 6pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm Harborough Museum, The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough LE16 7LT... 16. Free Talk, Walking through time with archaeologist, Peter Liddle, Sat 11th July by Andy B Join archaeologist, Peter Liddle, to hear all about 50 years of fieldwork in Leicestershire and how this has helped to transform our understanding of the county’s past. The talk is linked to the cur... 17. Talk: Stone Age Leicestershire, From Hunters to Farmers by Mat Morris, 9th July by Andy B 7:30 PM, Lutterworth Museum The story of Stone Age Leicestershire and Rutland - An epic story of the first 500,000 years of human habitation in Leicestershire and Rutland. ... 18. Prehistoric Dorchester Talk, 27 June 2026 and more events too, check web for details by Andy B Prehistoric Dorchester Talk 27 June 2026, 11:00am – 12:00pm Event Details Date and time: 27 June 2026, 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Community Space ... 19. New exhibition - Treasure! Lost and Found to 13th September 2026 by Andy B Medieval and Iron-Age treasures discovered by Bournemouth University (BU) archaeologists are being showcased for the first time at a new exhibition celebrating some of the UK’s most famous objects a... 20. Re: Rye Head BS3 by johndhunter Update: The ‘A’ inscribed on the northerly face stands for Ailesbury as in the Earl of Ailesbury. Source of information: Bill Cowley’s 1993 book ‘Snilesworth’ Page 92. Also the stone no lo... 21. Bulford Post Hole Alignments by ArchAstro Does anyone know where the solstice aligned post holes are actually located in relation to the reconstructed henges? Are they distinguishable on this excavation plan (linked below)? The Ar... 22. Re: Dimini by tgd From the official page of the Ministry of Culture: The archaeological site of Dimini includes the Neolithic settlement on the hilltop and the Mycenaean township in the plain east and so... 23. Re: Dimini Mycenaean Tholos by tgd The description is in error. There are two Tholos Tombs in Dimini, and the description mixes the two. This description of "Lamiospito" is from the Ministry of Culture website: The name... 24. Re: Brittany and Portugal by Anonymous Also. connected to the Celtic DoBunni , as well as the Iberian Peninsula, through DNA. My ancestors were settlers of WV, Pennsylvania, KY and TN, with most of my family settling in WV! Immedi... 25. Re: Lespurit-Quélen menhir by AndyS99 I found it! But it didn't show up as a symbol on the map, only as an urn when you really zoomed in close. But it should be on the map as this is a big menhir, and there seems to be some confusion as t... 26. Guided Walk: Prehistoric Earthworks of Randwick Hill, Stroud, 19th Sept 2026 by Andy B Join Megalithic Portal contributor, Tim Prevett, on a guided tour of three prehistoric earthworks in Randwick Woods for Heritage Open Days in Septemb... 27. Re: Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2026 by AngieLake Some photos in the DailyMailonline: ... 28. The Minerva Shrine as a Landscape of Memory by Andy B Prof Howard M.R.Williams writes: Gift of a Duke Named after a King Home to a Goddess So reads the ‘Welcome’ pillar to Edgar’s Field Park. This is a sm... 29. 'Two Lads' stone monuments on moors to be rebuilt by Andy B A pair of moorland stone landmarks known locally as the 'Two Lads' are to be taken down and rebuilt this summer to make them safer and deter further vandalism. The cairns, on Crooked Ed... 30. Re: Stonehenge's Secret Sister by AngieLake Thank you Andy!... 31. Re: Westcliffe Modern Circle by lendrem Better known as Pondicherry Henge.... 32. Re: Stonehenge's Secret Sister by Andy B Thanks Angie, see here for our posted details on this www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=60365#comments... 33. Re: Rathgeran West Standing Stone by Anne T I've not yet been able to identify a non-copyrighted image for this stone, but have contacted one source to ask for permission to add their photos to this site page. Will update the site page when I ... 34. Re: Stonehenge's Secret Sister by AngieLake An item about this new site in the Daily Mail today: www... 35. Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape by Andy B Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape: New Insights from Geochemical and Visibility Analysis of the Cuckoo Stone and Tor Stone (Bulford Stone) By PHIL HARDING, DAVID J. NASH, ... 36. Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape by Andy B Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape: New Insights from Geochemical and Visibility Analysis of the Cuckoo Stone and Tor Stone By PHIL HARDING, DAVID J. NASH, T. JAKE R. CIB... 37. Phil Harding: Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable 2025 paper by Andy B This is as good a place as any to highlight some other interesting recent research by Phil Harding: P Harding (2025) ‘Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable’, The Antiquaries Journal 105: 3... 38. Phil Harding: Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable 2025 by Andy B This is as good a place as any to highlight some other interesting recent research by Phil Harding: P Harding (2025) ‘Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable’, The Antiquaries Journal 105: 3... 39. Re: Ultach Fhinn by Andy B Updated, thanks, spot on - you can see if you switch to satellite photo view here: www.megali... 40. Re: Bulford Discovery reveals 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solar ali by Andy B Some comments from Jim Leary on Bluesky: "We’re deep into Stonehenge silly season. A lot frustrates me about the press release put out. Why is the date so precise? All C14 dates are a range - is 295... 41. Re: Bulford Discovery reveals 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solar ali by Andy B Fabio Silva writes: Today, a major discovery in the Stonehenge landscape is being announced, and I'm delighted to finally be able to share that I was involved in the research. Working w... 42. Re: Bulford Discovery reveals 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solar ali by Andy B It is the earliest solstice-aligned structure in the Wiltshire landscape and one of the very first in Britain, according to experts. The archaeologist Phil Harding, who led the dig on behalf of Wessex... 43. Re: Bulford Discovery reveals 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solar ali by Andy B Important archaeological remains have been uncovered on Ministry of Defence land earmarked for 227 new Army family homes in Bulford, Wiltshire. The excavation, by Wessex Archaeology working for the De... 44. Bulford Discovery reveals 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solar alignme by Andy B Discovery led by Phil Harding reveals 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solar alignment. Radiocarbon dated to around 5,000 years ago, the discovery reveals evidence for the earliest known ... 45. Re: East Langass Stone Circle by Rthoyle I visited this site twice, in May/June 2024, and again in September 2025 when I spent an hour probing the ground to a depth of 30cm - I did not find a single indication or evidence that there are any ... 46. Re: Leac A' Mhiosachan by Rthoyle I visited these stones in 2023 and June 2026. They are located on top of a shallow hill and if out up would have been visible from a long distance away. It could be that they are horizon marker stones... 47. Re: Ultach Fhinn by Rthoyle I have visited this site twice - in 2023 and June 2026. Both times I have been well impressed by this huge stone. It looks like it was being moved to somewhere but the effort was too great to finish t... 48. Re: Lancing Down Romano-Celtic Temple by Anne T I had a reply from Worthing Museum yesterday. James, Curator (Archaeology), replied: "We only hold four pots from Lancing Temple, which are in sto... 49. Hetty Pegler`s Tump Car Parking 2026 by TimPrevett There had been the option of pulling into the field adjoining the Barrow for a few years, however the area just as you entered the field often became waterlogged and a quagmire to avoid. That entrance... 50. Re: Soldier's Grave by TimPrevett OK, somehow this one has passed me by many times even though I've been within metres of it dozens of times along the Cotswold Way and crossing in and out of Woodchester Park. Something which must be r... 51. Re: Halsary Standing Stone by ladrin This May I took the opportunity, while passing through the area, to locate and photograph both of the so-called Halsary Stones. The larger southern stone stands beside the access road leading from the... 52. Re: Canaa Grande by bsieders The site's name reflects its water-rich nature; it is characterized by the presence of a cylindrical megalith made of Dolomite stone, with seven cup-marks on its summit, and a larger central cup-mark.... 53. Re: Perthiduon by Anne T This information from the University of Bristol about their 2014 excavation has just been identified, so posted here for completeness of information: Source: ... 54. Re: Su Monte 'e S'Abe Tomba di Giganti by Izozo The tombs of Giants, main typology of funeral monument in the Nuragic Age, owe their name to the local tradition for their considerable size. They are collective sepulchers and consist of a sepulchral... 55. Re: La Spezia Ethnographic and Civic Museum by Anne T ... 56. Re: Pontremoli Museum by Anne T The Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi in the Piagnaro Castle now holds around 80 Lunigiana statue-stelae, considerably more than the figure of 16 quoted in older sources. The collection is the prin... 57. Re: Mudumala by Anne T The menhirs found here are dated to approximately 3,500-4,000 years ago. Certain stones align with the sun during equinoxes and solstices, indicating deliberate astronomical planning alongside the sky... 58. Re: Cringraval by Rthoyle The horizon profiles showing the risings of the moon and sun can be viewed at standingstones.org ... 59. Re: Cringraval by Rthoyle Hi, unfortunately, the images submitted by Tom Bullock are not of the recorded Cringraval Stone Circle. They may be a stone circle but not this one in question. There is a good description and images ... 60. Winterborne Kingston Source by TimPrevett OK, back with my books now, and Peter Knight's "Ancient Stones of Dorset" has this stone on pages 72-73 with the original Grid Reference; it must be that this was our original source which put the sto... 61. Re: Grandmother Kueka Rock by Brigantia12 Why can’t people leave things alone? No respect. Such a beautiful thing.... 62. Re: Parknabinia Tomb Cluster Excavation Reports by Anne T Please note that Dr Rónán Ó Maoldúin and the Irish Fieldschool of Prehistoric Archaeology have now published the full sequence of excavations carried out on Roughan Hill between 2014 and 2022. The... 63. Re: The Awen Stone - Grid reference wrong! by TimPrevett The grid reference for this is wrong, or the stone has been moved well over a kilometre north and westwards in the last 8 years. I'd have run right past this last November 3rd on a circuit ... 64. Re: Viereckschanze Eisenach by Janek The right position is LAT=49.855122, LON=6.529134 (N 49°51.29543', E 6°31.75013')... 65. Re: Kissonerga-Mylouthkia Neolithic Settlement by Anne T Since posting this site page, I've come across a website which explains about the Ancient Cyrpus, "Kissonerga: A key prehistoric archaeolog... 66. Re: La Cieneguilla Petrolyphs by stonetracker Video showing the steepness of the terrain near the petroglyphs: photos.app.goo.gl/2SFZ8MdoeJw5ijgL7... 67. Re: La Cieneguilla Petrolyphs by stonetracker Video of more bird images, plus some history: photos.app.goo.gl/KpcSnYgLsfKUR53bA... 68. Re: Killichronan by Rthoyle I visited this stone today (12 June 2026). The local farmer said that local folklore says that the stone was never upright and that the people moving it up the hill got fed up of moving it and left it... 69. Re: Crosland Moor Holy Well by andy_h Hi. As far as I'm aware, the well is a natural spring that no doubt predates the quarries. I think there are rumours of tunnels to Castle Hill from almost every part of Huddersfield. But if I remember... 70. Re: Crosland Moor Holy Well by andy_h Hi. The stone circle is a very recent addition, probably a bit of landscaping from when the final houses were built nearby. The area had once been a landfill tip, when I was a kid. I don't know who bu... 71. Re: Srahwee by NickDel “The flat roof stone was used as an altar during the Penal times, giving the tomb its local name, Altóir, meaning altar. It has a primitive incised cross at the upper surface at the southeastern en... 72. Re: La Cieneguilla Petrolyphs by stonetracker Video tour of petroglyphs, Part 1: photos.app.goo.gl/ZHm5Xmb5moqXDj8w7 Part 2: ... 73. Re: La Cieneguilla Petrolyphs by stonetracker Video showing the fence opening leading to the petroglyphs: photos.app.goo.gl/cJ9MVaTp4VxV4FVK9... 74. Re: Sassi Ritti by Izozo The small complex of Sassi Ritti represents one of the most suggestive and ancient places of worship of the populations that inhabited the island during the Metal Ages. It is an important testi... 75. Re: Tenga (Mull) by Rthoyle Hi, I surveyed this sight yesterday, very boggy and wet but interesting. I found no evidence of any more stones, even by probing the ground. The iron spikes have no evidence of buried stones ei... 76. Re: Bush Barrow by HrvojeZujic doi.org/10.65157/IJGAAC.2026.002 This the latest peer-reviewed Article about Bush Barrow.... 77. Re: Kensal Green by Anne T Hello, BT, Many, many thanks for having a closer look at this. I've just reminded myself of an exchange of emails from 2014: "The Cemetery Manager, Marie was very helpful in agreeing t... 78. Re: Kelleythorpe Barrow by Anne T Searching through the British Museum objects found at Kelleythorpe, the finds are given references of Kelleythorpe 2 MC50 round barrow Burials 1 and 2, and also Mortimer barrow C38 (see the document "... 79. Re: Kensal Green by bt I visited the stones today, and did some investigation. I could only find 2 of the three as one of the grid references in the above post seems to reference an area outside of the cemetery.... 80. Re: Levalsa Meor Neolithic Tin Mine by Anne T Sandy Gerrard, Archaeologist with extensive knowledge of tin workings, confirms "this would not have been a mine. It would have been a stream work". Sandy is the leading expert on ... 81. Re: Allée Couverte de la Petite Giraudière by Martin_L Here is a video link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoScKRSk64c ... 82. Re: Levalsa Meor Neolithic Tin Mine by Anne T In trying to find out where the radiocarbon dated oak beam had been stored, I had this response from Jeni Woolcock, Collections and Engagement Manager, Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery (copied here with ... 83. Re: Allée Couverte de la Petite Giraudière by Lemmy I went there at a time when the thicket was completely overgrown with brambles and impossible to get through. I’ll have to go back in the winter. But a local resident confirmed verbally that the meg... 84. Re: St Arilds Well by Anonymous I went today. The well has been nicely restored!... 85. Re: Arroyo Hondo Pueblo by stonetracker After further research, it appears that the ruins of the Lower Arroyo Hondo Pueblo site are not part of Arroyo Hondo Open Space but are located on private land owned by The Archaeological Conservancy.... 86. Re: Arroyo Hondo Pueblo by stonetracker A number of excavations were carried out at Arroyo Hondo Pueblo in the early 1970s. Most of the aerial and excavation photos from this period require author permission to reproduce here, so I will jus... 87. Re: Julliberrie's Grave by PurpleEmperor THE WHITE HORSE MUMMERS PRESENT A Summer Solstice Special The Ghosts of Midsummer Arise: A Merry Mayhem In Three Acts Mummers Play at Julliberrie's Grave June 21st 7.00... 88. Re: Levalsa Meor Neolithic Tin Mine by Anne T With his original information about this site, jonm provides a detailed quote describing this mine: "On 5 July 1839 Winn described wood recently obtained from the Wheal Virgin tin streamwor... 89. Re: Rye Head BS4 by johndhunter Update: The ‘A’ inscribed on the northerly face stands for Ailesbury as in the Earl of Ailesbury. Source of information: Bill Cowley’s 1993 book ‘Snilesworth’ Page 92. Also the stone no lo... 90. From father to son: Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship and descent by Andy B From father to son: Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship - including descent Archaeologists have investigated genetic relationships between individuals buried in Neolithi... 91. Ancient DNA shows father-son-grandson lineage at Tulloch of Assery A by Andy B Ancient DNA shows father-son-grandson lineage at Tulloch of Assery A and Bronze Age reuse at B A 2026 study in Antiquity by Vicki Cummings (Cardiff), Chris Fowler (Newcastle) and David ... 92. Ancient DNA links a male at Tulach an t-Sionnaich to a patriline at Tulloch of Assery by Andy B A 2026 study in Antiquity by Vicki Cummings (Cardiff), Chris Fowler (Newcastle) and David Reich's team at Harvard reports ancient DNA from a male individual placed in the single chamber at Tulach an t... 93. Ancient DNA reveals father, son and uncle buried together at Holm of Papa Westray N by Andy B A 2026 study in Antiquity by Vicki Cummings (Cardiff), Chris Fowler (Newcastle) and David Reich's team at Harvard reports ancient DNA from eight adults placed in the chamber at Holm of Papa Westray No... 94. Re: Higgon's Well by Anonymous Wow yes i remember that two and the alderwicks vans what used to go round the houses and pubs and clubs.... 95. Re: Higgon's Well by Anonymous Really nice place to go i remember trying there water from the well was amazing i remember when alderwicks used to bottle the water up... 96. Re: Tsankawi by stonetracker Tour of the final cavate with a roof extension: photos.app.goo.gl/1wXQiS3khdDXW69g6... 97. Re: Tsankawi by stonetracker Gettin' in the trail groove: photos.app.goo.gl/rJyGrXDJiNrgmrcS7... 98. Re: Tsankawi by stonetracker Mini tours of petroglyphs on the return trail Part 1: photos.app.goo.gl/P9ZdmQT4ufjrVxFJ9 Part 2... 99. Re: Dolmen de Campoussy by Jhalst1 This dolmen is also known as La Font-de-l'Arca. For reference see the local topographical maps and Bruno Marc's book Dolmens et Menhirs en Languedoc et Roussillon. Note; not to be confused with the do... 100. Ancient moor protected as part of new nature reserve by Andy B An ancient moor has been protected for wildlife after Natural England declared it a new national nature reserve. More than 1,100 hectares (2,718.1 acres) of moorland in Cornwall has been marked out as... |