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Michael Bott (director). 2009 (DVD). Standing With Stones – A Journey Through Megalithic Europe. Written and presented by Rupert Soskin, produced and directed by Michael Bott. 2 hours and 15 minutes, plus 1.5 hours of features. Illuminated Word, copyright 2007.
There are thousands upon thousands of megalithic monuments in England, Scotland, Ireland and [...]
Another ‘homegrown’ film that attempts to get in touch with our ancient heritage – this time focussed on the West Country. I know very little about this film other than what can be found on “The Ancient Mystery” homepage.
“Phil Day on a tour of England’s West Country comes across an extraordinary discovery on the wilds [...]
Just sit back and enjoy this film by Tony Partington. As a film maker myself, I am a bit in awe of the vision, craft and patience needed to get results like this.
I advise you watch it in full-screen mode.
“Lapse of Memory” aims to give a new visual perspective on some of the prehistoric sites [...]
Rupert came across this website about ancient man-made structures in South Africa in his recent researches. If the dates quoted are to be believed, this is quite one of the most significant discoveries in the archaeological world. I have posted the contents of the page about this one particular site where carvings and astronomical alignments have been [...]
How eloquently put. So Hans-Georg Stump writes as a headliner to his highly accessible photgrapghic online album of Ancient Stones from around Europe.
This is the solitary menhir of Gollenstien in Western Germany, quite near Saarbrucken and the border with France.
Hans-Georg says: “this about 22ft tall menhir rules majestic over the hilly landscape. It was broken [...]
A little reminder to us all.
This image found at The Earth Room at the bottom of a page dedicated to personal photos of ancient monuments and places of peace. Apparently this sign is at the Findhorn Foundation – the spiritual and holistic community on the North East of Scotland.
“There are many special places on the [...]
I absolutely cannot recommend this website enough if you have the slightest interest in the magnificent site of Avebury Henge.
If there’s anything – anything at all you need to know about Avebury then go here NOW! The site is beautifully presenrted, and as a bonus to all the information available here, there is also a [...]
Here’s a link to an informal guide to circles in Derbyshire, concentrating on high quality pictures and text detailed enough for the enthusiast.
“There are smatterings of stone circles in various clusters about the British Isles and northern France, but these pages deal with Derbyshire in acute detail, including listings of every circle and [...]
If you prefer to go further afiels in search of news and discoveries about ancient civilisation, pay a visit to the website below:
“MysteriousPlaces seeks to give the visitor information, [...]
Click on the image below to visit AboutStonehenge.info – an eclectic mix of educational material, practical information, links, etc. focusing on this most famous of all sites.
Here is a link to the website of the Antiquarian Society. Anyone interested in the wisdom and knowledge of our ancient ancestors should take a look at this site and consider joining the group. Below is a summary of the history and purpose of the society taken from the website.
“We believe that ancient sites offer [...]
The revised and expanded 2nd edition of acclaimed book is now available.
Ireland is home to some of the world’s oldest astronomically-aligned structures, giant stone monuments erected over 5,000 years ago. Despite their apparent simplicity, these megalithic edifices were crafted by a scientifically knowledgeable community of farmers who endeavoured to enshrine their beliefs in a stellar [...]
LECTURE: The Invisible Stone Circle: To See or Not to See
2:30 pm, Saturday, 21 March, 2009 at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum
A lecture by renowned archaeologist Aubrey Burl.
There are hundreds of stone circles in the British Isles. Every year hundreds of thousands of people visit them. Sometimes there is a sign, usually uninformative, occasionally inaccurate. [...]
The following posted by Aron Mazel at the British Rock Art Blog.
BRAG 2009 will be held on Sat 9 May at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS), Newcastle University. Depending on interest, a trip to visit rock art panels in the region may be organised on the following day.
Rupert and I will be doing our best to be at Megalithomania in May 2009:
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