The Modern Antiquarian. Stone Circles, Ancient Sites, Neolithic Monuments, Ancient Monuments, Prehistoric Sites, Megalithic MysteriesThe Modern Antiquarian
Home Latest Posts Forums Maps Help
Browse Sites News Blog Contributors The Books

News Items by drewbhoy

 Latest Posts
Previous 20 | Showing 61-80 of 282 news posts. Most recent first | Next 20

Stonehenge (Circle henge)

Stonehenge Neolithic builders 'feasted' on raw cow guts


The prehistoric tribes that built Stonehenge likely "feasted" on the raw organs of cattle, scientists believe.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-61520581
Posted 21 May 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Carn Liath (Broch)

Police investigate damage to prized Iron Age broch as stones removed to build cairn


Police are investigating damage to one of Scotland’s most important prehistoric houses, which is more than 2,000 years old, after stones were reportedly removed from the remaining structure and used to build a cairn nearby.

More info :

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/police-investigate-damage-to-prized-iron-age-broch-as-stones-removed-to-build-cairn-3686905
Posted 13 May 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Machrie Moor (Stone Circle)

Graffiti carved on ancient Machrie Moor standing stones


Graffiti carved on ancient standing stones on the island of Arran is a heritage crime, Historic Environment Scotland has said.

Sadly more info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61397820
Posted 11 May 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Gloucestershire

Iron Age coins found in 1990s declared treasure trove


A hoard of 17 Iron Age coins has been declared treasure trove by a coroner.

More Info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-61348636
Posted 09 May 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Iron Age roundhouse building work is under way


Work is under way on a replica Iron Age roundhouse on a large Bronze Age causeway dating back 3,500 years.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-61322631
Posted 06 May 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Eildon Hills

Archaeologists dig into Eildon hillfort's secrets


Some of the country's leading archaeologists have spent the week on top of one of the south of Scotland's most iconic hills.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-61258228
Posted 02 May 22ce  |  Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Highland (Mainland)

Search for hunter-gatherer sites high in the Cairngorms


A new project has been set up to help uncover ancient hunter-gatherer sites high in the Cairngorm mountains.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-60755710
Posted 17 Mar 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

New Caithness broch will reach 50 feet and follow plans devised in 600BC


If Ken McElroy gets his way, a very unusual feature will soon be added to the wild Caithness landscape at the northern edge of mainland Britain. He plans to re-create a 50ft-high iron age “skyscraper”, known as a broch, one of the most intriguing and mysterious types of building ever constructed in the British Isles.

More info : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/20/new-caithness-broch-will-reach-50-feet-and-follow-plans-devised-in-600bc
Posted 21 Feb 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

London

The 5,000-year-old human bone found in the River Thames


As he went out for a row one morning on the River Thames in London, graphic designer Simon Hunt came across a rather unexpected find.

More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60348707
Posted 14 Feb 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

East Yorkshire

Ancient sculpture is ‘most important prehistoric art find in UK for century’


5,000-year-old chalk drum decorated with motifs was discovered in Yorkshire alongside burial of three children

More info :

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/10/ancient-sculpture-is-most-important-prehistoric-art-find-in-uk-for-century
Posted 12 Feb 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Orkney

Women 'led Bronze Age immigration to Orkney'


Mass immigration to Orkney during the Bronze Age replaced most of the local population - and was largely led by women, according to new research.

More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-60290483
Posted 09 Feb 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

The Clootie Well (Sacred Well)

Why there is a row over an ancient clootie well?


Is it an ancient tradition or an eyesore? A row has broken out about a clean-up of a clootie well in the Highlands.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-60125288
Posted 25 Jan 22ce  |  Comments (4)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Highland (Mainland)

New image of Iron Age broch reconstruction plan


A project to reconstruct an Iron Age broch has released a new digital image of what the completed building is expected to look like.

More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c35r7ygj0w4o
Posted 25 Jan 22ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Aberdeenshire (County)

Hundreds of prehistoric tools found along river


A site on the banks of an Aberdeenshire river has been found to be a hotspot of prehistoric activity.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz88vzkdgyeo
Posted 08 Nov 21ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Burghead (Promontory Fort)

Is this how a Pictish fort looked 1,000 years ago?


A three-dimensional reconstruction has depicted how a significant Scottish Pictish fort may have looked more than 1,000 years ago.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-59121017
Posted 02 Nov 21ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Orkney

Fingerprints point to 5,000-year-old Orkney pottery class


Archaeologists believe fingerprints on fragments of clay found in Orkney were left by experienced potters and their young apprentice 5,000 years ago.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-59036887
Posted 26 Oct 21ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Dunnottar Castle (Cliff Fort)

Plans revealed for Dunnottar Castle visitor centre Published1 hour ago


Plans have been announced for a new visitor centre at Dunnottar Castle, near Stonehaven.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-58804765
Posted 06 Oct 21ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Penchrise Pen (Hillfort)

Hill fort site turbines scheme looks set for extension


A council is being advised to approve a request to extend the operational life of a wind farm near an ancient hill fort site in the Borders.

More :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9z0njgp7ygo
Posted 29 Sep 21ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

South Yorkshire

Details of rare bronze age coffin found in golf course pond revealed


Size of telephone box, coffin thought to be 4,000 years old and includes well-preserved axe among remains

More info :

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/10/rare-bronze-age-coffin-found-golf-course-pond-axe
Posted 10 Sep 21ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Dinas Dinlle (Cliff Fort)

Iron Age hillfort is being lost to the sea in Gwynedd


Archaeologists have returned to the site of an ancient Welsh hillfort in a bid to uncover more of its secrets before being lost to the sea.

More info :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58477909
Posted 08 Sep 21ce  |  Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink
Previous 20 | Showing 61-80 of 282 news posts. Most recent first | Next 20
Still doing the music, following that team and getting lost in the hills! (Some Simple Minds, Glasvegas, Athlete, George Harrison, Empire Of The Sun, Riverside, Porcupine Tree, Nazareth, The Avalanches, Public Service Broadcasting on the headphones, good boots and sticks, away I go!)

Turriff, Aberdeenshire

https://www.thedeleriumtrees.com/

My TMA Content:
Terms & Conditions  |  Home  |  Julian Cope presents Head Heritage Top of page