ORIGINAL ARTICLE AT THE HINDU
Stonehenge may have been used as a site where knowledge was communicated ritually, according to a new theory.
Lynne Kelly, La Trobe University doctoral researcher and science writer, has been working on technologies oral cultures used to present and pass on scientific knowledge.
Kelly demonstrated the constant changes in the archaeology at Stonehenge [...]
A SELECTION OF UNSOLICITORED VIEWERS COMMENTS ABOUT ‘STANDING WITH STONES’:
“CONGRATULATIONS! I can only say “Awesome”. Hailing from the South West of England – I played on Dartmoor and recognized some of the Devon, Cornwall and Somerset locations – your commentary provided insights that I haven’t appreciated for years. Some day I’m going to have to [...]
My name is Michael Bott (with the cap) and it has been my privilege to partner my pal Rupert Soskin (with the shades) in the making of an amazing and unique film, Standing with Stones.
It is clear to see from internet postings alone, the numbers of people who are captivated by so many different aspects [...]
PLEASE READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE AT ARCHAEOLOGY EXCAVATIONS
Archaeologists working on a rescue excavation in Westray have discovered a “mysterious” Neolithic structure at one of the county’s most important sites.
The announcement this week, followed the conclusion of a successful rescue excavation, led by Historic Scotland, at the Links of Noltland.
The project aimed to learn everything possible about [...]
Brewing Up a Civilization
By Frank Thadeusz READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE AT DER SPIEGEL
Did our Neolithic ancestors turn to agriculture so that they could be sure of a tipple? US Archaeologist Patrick McGovern thinks so. The expert on identifying traces of alcohol in prehistoric sites reckons the thirst for a brew was enough of an incentive to [...]
By Elizabeth Buie – read the complete original article here.
INTRODUCTION
On a remote Scottish island called Lewis, I leaned against a fifteen-foot standing stone and thought about another prehistoric site, twice as far south of me as Washington, DC is from Buffalo, New York. Vandalism and crowds, I knew, had prompted the caretakers of Stonehenge to begin keeping [...]
At first glance I thought this was just another of those modern follies but I soon realised that there is very serious intent behind this project and that this University of Liverpool experiment could very well answer some interesting questions about the construction of ancient sites. ORIGINAL ARTICLE AT ANTIQUITY.
BACKROUND
As part of its contribution towards [...]
THE FOLLOWING POST IS AN AMALGAM OF TWO ARTICLES: ONE AT WORLD MONUMENTS FUND AND ONE AT EXPLOGUIDE
Scattered across 72 different locations along a remote mountain ridge, the Hintang Archaeological Landscape is a collection of prehistoric megalithic sites in northeastern Laos. Hidden throughout the region’s lush jungle vegetation and nearly inaccessible to the outside world [...]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE AT SOCYBERTY.COM
The Neolithic Revolution represents the greatest turning point in the history of civilisation, and shaped the future of mankind. In this article we’ll take a look at how and why it happened.
(This article stands as an introduction to a series the author is writing called Lost Civilisations).
The Neolithic Revolution was the first and [...]
No, not Stonehenge, not Avebury, Newgrange or even Callanish. I’m talking about Carnac, of course, in Brittany, North West France.
I have looked very hard but surprisingly, there isn’t a really good website or blog that does justice to this amazing site – or more accurately – these sites. The website for the Carnac Musée de [...]
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE WAS SOURCED FROM THE MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE
Nabta Playa is an internally drained basin that served as an important ceremonial center for nomadic tribes during the early part of the Holocene epoch. Located 100 km west of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt, Nabta contains a number of standing and toppled megaliths. They [...]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE BY HENRY SHUKMAN AT THE NEW YORK TIMES
THE Ridgeway is the oldest continuously used road in Europe, dating back to the Stone Age. Situated in southern England, built by our Neolithic ancestors, it’s at least 5,000 years old, and may even have existed when England was still connected to continental Europe, and the Thames was [...]
It seems that there are moves afoot to move the London Stone from its present, rather forlorn location to a setting where its historical significance can be somewhat more appreciated. Below is the clip from Standing with Stones in which Rupert takes a look at the London Stone. At the time, the premises were inhabited [...]
Old article from the Los Angeles Times July 31, 2008
2,100-year-old bronze and iron computer that predicted eclipses and other astronomical events also showed the cycle of the Greek Olympics and the related games that led up to it, researchers reported today.
The research team also has been able to decipher all the month names from [...]
Article form the Scarborough Evening News 9th July 2009
TOMORROW marks the 175th anniversary of the discovery of Scarborough’s bronze age ancestor, Gristhorpe Man.
Now residing in the Rotunda Museum, Gristhorpe Man, the tallest prehistoric skeleton measured to date, was found by William Beswick and members of the Scarborough Philosophical Society on Thursday July 10 1834.
The museum [...]
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