The Greatest Megalithic Site of All

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 [...]

Nabta Playa: The oldest astronomical megalithic alignment is in Egypt?

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 [...]

The oldest man-made structure on Earth?

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 [...]

Carnac – the megalithic motherlode

Here’s an account by Steve Mansfield-Devine of his visit to the ‘Côte des Mégalithes’ and, of course, Carnac in particular. This is the first in a series of eight posts at his fascinating blog, The Human Landscape. The full series can be seen here and I do recommend having a look – especially if you are [...]