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Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Chambered Cairn) — Links

Cadw - Virtual Visits - Barclodiad-y-Gawres


Take a virtual tour of Barclodiad-y-Gawres

Tinkinswood (Burial Chamber) — News

Outrage at treatment of Tinkinswood ancient site


"When we arrived there, a man was burning a sack full of rubbish IN the burial chamber. Smoke was bellowing out from under the cap-stone and the smell of plastic was heavy in the air."

From a letter to the Glamorgan GEM

Follow up:

Tinkinswood fire reported to police

The Glamorgan GEM

Llyn Cerrig-bach — Images (click to view fullsize)

<b>Llyn Cerrig-bach</b>Posted by baza

Grianan of Ailech (Stone Fort / Dun) — News

Amazing Picture Captures Donegal's Ancient Miracle of Light


"Adam’s stunning picture shows a shaft of life entering one side of the historic fort, before creating a perfect line to the other side."

From The Donegal Daily

Finistère (29) (Departement) — News

14,000 year old engraved 'tablets' discovered in France


Some forty prehistoric engravings, more than 14,000 years old, have been discovered in Finistere, at the town of Plougastel-Daoulas, in Brittany (northwestern France).
Depicting several animals, these artistic vestiges date back to the Upper Palaeolithic period and are extremely rare in Europe.

Read more at https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2017/03/14000-years-old-engraved-tablets.html#qMS1uqLGExkMDcwR.99


Also:

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0173037

Thompson's Rock (Holed Stone) — Images

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News

Ancient Britain Special Stamps


"The Special Stamps feature iconic sites such as Skara Brae and Avebury and exceptional artefacts including the Battersea shield and the Star Carr headdress. The stamps are all enhanced with illustrations that reveal how our ancient forebears lived and worked.

In addition to the Mint Stamps and Stamp Souvenir, the issue features an informative Presentation Pack - ideal gifts for anyone with an interest in prehistory."

On sale from 17th January 2017

More details from the Royal Mail here

Druids Temple, Yewcroft (Stone Circle) — Miscellaneous

Apparently, the Druids Temple stone circle has been "restored" and now has its own facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/yewcroftstonecircle/

Cueva de la Menga (Chambered Tomb) — Images

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Cerro de la Mina (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Images

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High Park (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images

<b>High Park</b>Posted by baza

Sittaford (Stone Circle) — Links

Video of Sittaford stone circle from the air


Orkney — News

Riddle of the red deer: Orkney deer arrived by Neolithic ship, study reveals


Research has found that red deer were brought to the Scottish islands by humans, but the question remains: where did the Neolithic colonists come from?

The riddle of the red deer of Orkney and the Outer Hebrides has just become even more baffling. Stags and hinds arrived with humans – but not from Scandinavia, nor from the British mainland.

And they can only have arrived by ship: transported by enterprising Neolithic colonists who had learned to treat deer as livestock, long ago and far away in Europe.

Full The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/06/riddle-of-the-red-deer-orkney-deer-arrived-by-neolithic-ship-study-reveals

And from BBC News :
'Mystery voyage' of Scottish islands' red deer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35970195

Science Magazine:
Red deer came to Scottish islands from unexpected places

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/red-deer-came-scottish-islands-unexpected-places

The original paper published by The Royal Society:
Colonization of the Scottish islands via long-distance Neolithic transport of red deer

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/283/1828/20160095

Soulbury (Standing Stone / Menhir) — News

Ancient landmark in middle of road could be dug up after accident claim


A huge boulder which a road was bizarrely constructed around decades ago – could finally be removed after a motorist crashed into it.

The prospect of the ancient stone, thought to have been located in Chapel Hill, Soulbury, for millions of years, being taken away has prompted outrage from villagers as Bucks County Council finds itself stuck between a rock and a hard place.



Read more from Leighton Buzzard Online: http://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/local-news/bizarre-ancient-landmark-in-middle-of-road-could-be-dug-up-after-accident-claim-1-7295148#ixzz44wfSlNBm

And from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/02/the-soulbury-stone-never-loses-and-now-the-council-knows-it


Update from BBC News:
Soulbury stone: White lines 'horrific' and 'an eyesore'

White lines painted around a boulder, thought to have been in place 11,000 years in an attempt to make it safer, have been described as an "eyesore" and "horrific" on social media.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-36024009

Lindholm Høje (Megalithic Cemetery) — Images

<b>Lindholm Høje</b>Posted by baza

Le Dolmen de Mont Ube (Passage Grave) — News

Vandals target Neolithic Dolmen


From the Jersey Evening Post:

"A DOLMEN that has stood for thousands of years in St Clement has been vandalised.

The Société Jersiaise is appealing for information after Dolmen de Mont Ubé was daubed in spray paint.

The Neolithic passage grave was built around 6,000 years ago and can be found in trees around 100 metres from Rue de la Blinerie."

Full story with picture

Pystyll Gwyn (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images

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Y Garreg Goch (Standing Stones) — Images

<b>Y Garreg Goch</b>Posted by baza

The Calderstones (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — News

Schoolboy makes amazing historical discovery


From the Liverpool Echo:

Liverpool schoolboy Connor Hannaway has made history after discovering a carving which had somehow escaped the notice of archaeologists for hundreds of years.

The 13-year-old only spotted the etching during a school trip to Calderstones Park by chance – after dropping his pencil on the floor while he was making some notes!

Connor, who lives in Aigburth and attends Calderstones School, saw the bird carving at the bottom of one of the six Neolithic calderstones his school is named after – but, initially, no one believed him.

He recalls: “I wouldn’t have seen it if I hadn’t dropped my pencil. Because of the light I could only see the head of the bird, but then its back and tail became visible. I just thought that everyone must know it was there.”

Full Story: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/liverpool-schoolboy-makes-amazing-historical-9066645

Fingal's Rock (Natural Rock Feature) — Images

<b>Fingal's Rock</b>Posted by baza

Dhiseig (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images

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Torralbet (Naveta) — Images

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Cap de Forma (Promontory Fort) — Images

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des Figueralet (Naveta) — Images

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Ses Arenes de Baix (Naveta) — Images

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Cotaina de Can Rebasso (Naveta) — Images

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Montple (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images

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Giant's Grave (St John's) (Burial Chamber) — Images

<b>Giant's Grave (St John's)</b>Posted by baza

Cloven Stones (Passage Grave) — Images

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Cloven Stones (Passage Grave) — Links

Google Street View


Google Street Map view of the Cloven Stones
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