Favourite Ancient Site: Carnac
Your Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Your Occupation: Retired Federal Executive
Your Interests: Archaeoastronomy
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Favourite Ancient Site: Carnac
Your Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Your Occupation: Retired Federal Executive
Your Interests: Archaeoastronomy
Actual User Status: Offline
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- 17th Sep 2025: The necessary guided tour to Nowth and Newgrange was well organized and inf
- 27th Apr 2024: A site that I had read about many times proved to be well worth the visit.
- 1st Jan 1970: I have visited this many times in the past, including one visit on horsebac
- 12th Jun 2009: A beautiful place to be at sunset.
- 22nd Jun 2016: The site is a simple circle in good condition with easy access. I found it
- 19th Apr 2016: The Nazca Lines were viewed by aircraft, flying from Pisco Airport near Par
- 20th Apr 2016: The Candelabra is viewed by boat, in our case during a trip to the nearby B
- 18th Apr 2016: A fascinating site in a beautiful location.
- 4th Feb 2016: The restoration has provided visitors with the opportunity to see a major c
- 15th Apr 2016: An impressive site where the sheer size of some of the stones used in its c
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Canada
Charles De Gaulle Obelisk
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The view of the reverse side of the Obelisk is in contrast to the smooth sides...
Charles De Gaulle Obelisk
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This closer view from the rear shows a cleft in the stone that stretches from...
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
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Leader's Hall Remains. This is the remains of the largest of eight buildings...
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
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Reconstruction - a short distance from the remains of the old buildings there...
Port au Choix National historic Site
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Near the Point Riche Lighthouse is the "Dorset Doorway", an artist's...
Port au Choix National Historic Site
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Gulf of St. Lawrence from Point Riche. The Point Riche Lighthouse is at the...
Port au Choix National Historic Site
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The site of the Maritime Archaic Burial Ground, in the local town of Port au...
China
Beijing Ancient Observatory
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Bronze Instrument. Azimuth Theodolite made in 1715 for the purpose of...
Beijing Ancient Observatory
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Reproduction Sundial. In the grounds and buildings around the original tower...
Beijing's Ancient Observatory
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The view from the ground shows some of the collection of astronomical...
Denbighshire and Wrexham
Rhyl Gorsedd Circle
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The complete circle.
Rhyl Gorsedd Circle
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The recumbent stone at the centre of the circle.
Rhyl Gorsedd Circle
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The reverse direction with the 12th smaller stone to the right.
East Sussex & West Sussex
Fishbourne Roman Palace and Gardens
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Museum interior showing extent of restored area.
Fishbourne Roman Palace and Gardens
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Palace Gardens
Isle of Wight
Long Stone (IOW)
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Showing the Long Stone in bright sunlight
Mottistone Common Bowl Barrow
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A Panorama from the mound shows the just how impressive this site is in the...
Oxfordshire
Rollright Stones
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The labyrinth laid out in bird seeds by the Druids for the Autumnal Equinox...
Rollright Stones
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The labyrinth laid out by the Druids during their celebration of the Autumnal...
Roman Greece
Sounion Temple of Poseidon
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The remains of the Temple approaching sunset.
South America
Huaca Pucllana
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The construction, as shown here in detail, is entirely of mud bricks.
Huaca Pucllana
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Adjacent to the pyramid is a large ceremonial square as shown here.
Huaca Pucllana
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This view of some of the buildings also serves to illustrate how this site has...
Huaca Pucllana
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The way in which the mud bricks were made is shown here. The site is an...
Huaca Pucllana
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Archaeologists have found a number of skeletons, mummified in a fetal...
Machu Picchu.
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These stones, located in a school building, are reflecting pools that are...
Machu Picchu.
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The hitching post of the sun is a stone with a complex shape that is believed...
Nazca Lines
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A view of the Whale Glyph, right of centre, showing the degree of aircraft...
Ollantaytambo
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The view from one of the lower terraces gives a good sense of the grandeur of...
Ollantaytambo
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The knobs or protrusions on the stone wall in the sun temple have been found...
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