“one of my favourite places on that holiday – Men an Tol”
A Bit Of Cornish Archaeology
Alexander Thom Star Dates
“The only epoch in which standing stones are meaningfully aligned with the bright stars is c.2000 BC, with a spread of at most 200 years both before and after.”
Sakaro Sodo Monoliths Ethiopia of 1st Century AD
Under consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sakaro Sodo and other archeological sites in the Gedeo zone have the largest number and highest concentration of megalithic stele monuments in Africa
When Is A Dolmen Not A Dolmen?
“When is a dolmen not a dolmen? When it’s a cromlech or a quoit?”
You Can’t Have Too Much Of Brodgar
“And then I stood and leant my back against one of the stones…….”
‘The Stones and the Stars, Building Scotland’s Newest Megalith’
Duncan Lunan who writes The Orkney News astronomy column and beginner’s guides is also the man behind the building of the Sighthill Stone Circle.
A Particularly Interesting Stone At Barnhouse Neolithic ‘Village’
“Some years ago I had a discussion with a very patient archaeologist about a big stone which is lying down in the Barnhouse Neolithic settlement.”
A Bit Of An Expedition To Birsay
An OS map and good footwear are strongly advised for this expedition!
Taming The Stones?
“An example of a significant Standing Stone treated in, in my view, a similarly strange way, and one which I am more familiar with, because I’ve been there and met the stone, is the Stone of Destiny on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Republic of Ireland”
‘Skara – The Fourth Wave’
“Having just finished ‘Skara – The Fourth Wave’ by Andrew Appleby I thought I’d write of my response to reading this book”
