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A photo of the complete beaker found in West Kennett. Complete!!

Picture of a ‘toe ring’ from the Iron Age found at the camp. Another at
wiltshireheritage.org.uk/galleries/index.php?Action=4&obID=183&prevID=87&oprevID=13
Please ask them rather than me how they knew it was a toe ring and not something else.

The museum’s new website showcases the fantastic articles from the Bush Barrow burial.

A nice little webpage on the rocks and the carvings which also features a beautiful old photograph of what appears to be a gentlemens outing.

Multimedia tour of Wentworth Castle Gardens

Aerial photos of the fort.

“The Barrow at Portskewet.”
Sketch by William Henry Greene
6 May 1893

Online at ‘Newport Past’, along with his many other local sketches, courtesy of Pontypool Museum and sponsor Steve Thomas.

Circle on the Grey Hill.
Sketch by William Henry Greene
Around 1893.

Also see newportpast.com/gallery/whgreene/others/s2722a.htm

Online at ‘Newport Past’, along with his many other local sketches, courtesy of Pontypool Museum and sponsor Steve Thomas.

“The Bromlech at Faes-Llwyd.”
Sketch by William Henry Greene
12 May 1893

Judging by Mike Murray’s photo, Gaer Llwyd must be the ‘bromlech’ to which Greene refers.

Online at ‘Newport Past’, along with his many other local sketches, courtesy of Pontypool Museum and sponsor Steve Thomas.

“Twmbarlwm Camp – the Pimple.
Sketch by William Henry Greene
Around 1892.”

Online at ‘Newport Past’, along with his many other local sketches, courtesy of Pontypool Museum and sponsor Steve Thomas.

“Fort Tredegar from Tredegar Park” Newport Mon
Sketch by William Henry Greene
16th June 1892

Online at ‘Newport Past’, along with his many other local sketches, courtesy of Pontypool Museum and sponsor Steve Thomas.

The earthworks of this fort are now apparently complicated by those of a defunct golf course, according to Coflein.

“Coed y Dafryd Camp from Tredegar Park, Newport, Mon.”
Sketch by William Henry Greene
23rd June 1892
Online at ‘Newport Past’, along with his many other local sketches, courtesy of Pontypool Museum and sponsor Steve Thomas.

“The Cromlech at Gwern-y Cleppa near Newport, Mon.”
Sketch by William Henry Greene
12 May 1893
Online at ‘Newport Past’, along with his many other local sketches, courtesy of Pontypool Museum and sponsor Steve Thomas.

Ponting’s pages. Lots of info, descriptions, site plans etc.

There’s a lovely photo of the stones covered in snow.

Top photo by JJ Evendon. (two more pix on the website)

Some great pics of Le Mont de la Ville, Henley-on-Thames.

The study of the history, the archaeology, the natural history, the language and many other subjects of interest in the Island of Jersey
(Searching ‘archaeology’ in the photo archive throws up some interesting stuff).

Photograph showing the excavation of the barrow in 1977.
(Worth a quick look for the size of the exposed kerbstones).

“It does exactly what it says on the tin”

A 5 page article on the website forum entitled:
Evidence that the Avebury stone circle and its associated monuments show knowledge of past Polar positions.
by S. F. Wells

“The presentation discusses, firstly, theory and suitability of the use of 3D scanners to record rock art, secondly, some results of Archaeoptics’ use of this technology in recording rock art at Creswell Crags.”

(1.5mb pdf file).

Good article from the International Newsletter on Rock Art
No. 40 2004 by the Bradshaw Foundation. Some good photos and sketches of the engravings in the Church Hole Cave.

“A significant group of rock art sites has recently been recognised on private Land within an area not previously known to possess rock art.
Rock surfaces with cups, enclosures, cups and grooved enclosures and a single concentric ring figure are currently being recorded.
T.C. Laurie July 2003”