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National Maritime Museum, Cornwall
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jan 2012
National Maritime Museum, Cornwall submitted by Andy B on 22nd Jan 2012. Andy Wyke of the National Maritime Museum, boat builder Brian Cumby and Professor Robert Van de Noort from the University of Exeter ahead of their building project
Image copyright National Maritime Museum Cornwall
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Nakovana Cave
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Croatia
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2012
Nakovana Cave submitted by Andy B on 25th Jan 2012. A research team has discovered what may be the oldest astrologer's board, engraved with zodiac signs and used to determine a person's horoscope.
Image copyright Staso Forenbaher
Site in Croatia
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Town Creek Indian Mound
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2012
Town Creek Indian Mound submitted by Creative Commons on 25th Jan 2012. English: Town Creek Indian Mound, a ceremonial mound built by the Pee Dee. North Carolina, USA.
Creative Commons image by Zachary Williams
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Mynydd y Betws
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Feb 2012
Mynydd y Betws submitted by SandyG on 4th Feb 2012. Located on common land to the east of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, Mynydd y Betws Wind Farm was granted planning consent in 2009.
The wind farm will consist of 15 turbines with a tip height of 110 meters and an installed capacity of up to 45MW.
Image copyright Cambrian Renewable Energy Limited
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Carnac Discovery Centre
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2012
Carnac Discovery Centre submitted by Andy B on 7th Feb 2012. Carnac Discovery Centre solstice event at Crucuno Crucuno cromlech
Image copyright Howard Crowhurst, Carnac Discovery Centre
Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France
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Milber Down Camp
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Feb 2012
Milber Down Camp submitted by Andy B on 8th Feb 2012. The inner bank (left) and outer bank (right) of Milber Down Camp
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Caves of Nerja
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Spain (Andalucía)
Visited: Yes on 12th Feb 2012
Caves of Nerja submitted by Andy B on 12th Feb 2012. The newly dated cave painting featuring two seals from the Caves of Nerja
Image copyright the Caves of Nerja
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Hill of Jonah
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Israel
Visited: Yes on 14th Feb 2012
Hill of Jonah submitted by Andy B on 14th Feb 2012. The excavation on top of the Hill of Jonah where the prophet, who was swallowed by a whale or fish, is believed by some to have been buried. It uncovered thick stone walls, in the center, believed to belong to a fortress occupied at around the time of the prophet, roughly 3,000 years ago. However there is no evidence as yet that Jonah was buried there.
CREDIT: Sa'ar Ganor, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority
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Lapa do Santo Rock shelter
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Brazil
Visited: Yes on 23rd Feb 2012
Lapa do Santo Rock shelter submitted by Andy B on 23rd Feb 2012. In July 2009, during the final days of excavation of unit FG-13/14 in Lapa do Santo, an anthropomorphic figure was exposed at the bottom of the archaeological deposit at an approximate depth of 4.0 meters below the surface.
The figure was pecked in the bedrock and consisted of a small anthropomorphic filiform petroglyph with tri-digits, a c-like head, and an oversized phallus. The figure is 30 cm long (from head to feet) and 20 cm wide. Similar filiform figures can be observed in a niche o...
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Kulisteinen
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Norway (Møre og Romsdal)
Visited: Yes on 27th Feb 2012
Kulisteinen submitted by Andy B on 27th Feb 2012. The Kuli-stone, now in the The Museum of Natural History and Archaeology. One of the first signs of Christianity in Norway. Smøla, Norway.
Image copyright The Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, NTNU, used with permission
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Malqui-Machay
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Ecuador
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2012
Malqui-Machay submitted by Andy B on 1st Mar 2012. Georges Lomné, Director of the French Institute of Andean Studies, IFEA and historian Tamara Estupiñán
Source: Historian Tamara Estupiñan, member of the Commission on History, National Section of Ecuador, PAIGH.
Site in Ecuador
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Ggantija
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Gozo)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2012
Ggantija submitted by Andy B on 2nd Mar 2012. Plan of Ggantija Temples (after Evans 1971)
Part of book review of An Archaeology of the Senses - Prehistoric Malta
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Hagar Qim
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2012
Hagar Qim submitted by Andy B on 2nd Mar 2012. Plan of Hagar Qim main temple (after Evans 1971)
Part of book review of An Archaeology of the Senses - Prehistoric Malta
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Xaghra Circle
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Malta (Gozo)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2012
Xaghra Circle submitted by Andy B on 2nd Mar 2012. Reconstruction of Xaghra circle mortuary complex (after Stoddart et al. 1993)
Part of book review of An Archaeology of the Senses - Prehistoric Malta
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Kataliondas Kourvellos
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Cyprus
Visited: Yes on 4th Mar 2012
Kataliondas Kourvellos submitted by Andy B on 4th Mar 2012. Kataliondas Kourvellos 2011. NW sector. Semi-subterranean rock-cut chambers. Cypro-Classical period.
Image copyright Department of Antiquities / University of Geneva
Site in Cyprus
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Rola.
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: India
Visited: Yes on 8th Mar 2012
Rola. submitted by Andy B on 8th Mar 2012. Subhashis Das with the amazing megaliths of Rola
Image copyright Subhashis Das
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Uffington White Horse
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 8th Mar 2012
Uffington White Horse submitted by dodomad on 8th Mar 2012. The betting firm Paddy Power said it took six hours to create the rider, which was a temporary addition as a publicity stunt.
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Göbekli Tepe
Trip No.9 Entry No.1 Date Added: 11th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Turkey
Visited: Would like to visit
Göbekli Tepe submitted by AlexHunger on 1st Aug 2006. Segment D is one of the near circular shaped pillared areas in the best condition of Göbekli Tepe.
There are 5 more, usually smaller such pillared areas on this site, many of the pillars having elaborate carvings.
Göbekli Tepe is apparently a Pre Pottery Neolithic Temple dating back to about 9,000 BCE near the Euphrates in South Eastern Turkey.
With kind permission from Dr. Klaus Schmidt, of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.
Original text provided: Anlage D ist die bes...
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Log Text: Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes
Çatalhöyük
Trip No.9 Entry No.2 Date Added: 11th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Would like to visit
Çatalhöyük submitted by AlexHunger on 21st Sep 2007. Unexcavated part of Çatalhöyük mound.
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Log Text: Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes
Aslankaya
Trip No.9 Entry No.3 Date Added: 11th Apr 2012
Site Type: Carving
Country: Turkey
Visited: Would like to visit
Aslankaya submitted by davidmorgan on 8th Dec 2006. A beautifully carved Phrygian shrine to Cybele.
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Log Text: Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes