Discover the Knap of Howar, a Neolithic farmstead on Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
This remarkably preserved site, predating Stonehenge by centuries, offers a unique glimpse into the lives of early settlers.
tinyurl.com/45f954vu
#Neolithic
West Kennet Long Barrow,
Wiltshire, England.
#England #Culture #History
#Neolithic #SacredSpace
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West Kennet Long Barrow,
Wiltshire, England.
#England #Culture #History
#Neolithic #SacredSpace
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ke...
One from the archive; #TheWanderGames
West Kennet Long Barrow,
Wiltshire, England.
January 2017
#England #Culture #History
#Neolithic #SacredSpace
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ke...
#StandingStoneSunday
The Stones of Stenness #Orkney taken in 2022 on a stormy winter's day.
Originally 12 stones stood here but only 4 remain. The circle is located on the edge of the isthmus between Harray and Stenness lochs by the #Neolithic village of Barnhouse.
#OlderThanStonehenge
📸 mine
“Cave art like Tassili’s suggests that such instrumental uses of #hallucinogenic plants — as vital parts of #rituals, for example — may stretch all the way back to the #Neolithic era…,”
Ancient female figurine dating back over 7,500 years found near Sfantu Gheorghe
tinyurl.com/2m9njw87
#Neolithic #Romania
A revisit to this gorgeous tiny stone circle in Winterbourne, Dorset, with a diametre of 8 m. You have to walk though thick woods to get to it. #EnglishHeritage says it ‘resembles a huddle of ancient conspirators’ and I like that. Mine, 2024
#NineStones #StandingStoneSunday #Neolithic
For #StandingStoneSunday #Stunday... Derreenataggart West Stone Circle on the Beara peninsula, Cork, Ireland
Image: 2016 Infrared
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Megalithic #Neolithic #Black&White #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Cork
A little hello to the #neolithic burial mound and the reclaimed standing stone for #StandingStoneSunday
Entrada moderna al dolmen.
El dolmen de Menga, en Antequera, Málaga, es una de las estructuras megalíticas más grandes de Europa, con 27,5 m de profundidad, 6 m de ancho y 3,5 m de altura, con 32 megalitos de hasta 180 toneladas. Data del Neolítico (3750-3650 a.C.). 📷Grez #neolitico #neolithic
Friday’s #Scape... the landscape of Knockoneill Court Tomb, Derry, Ireland
Image: 2014 infrared
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Derry
Secret Medieval Tunnel Discovered Within Ancient Burial Site in Germany
The tunnel, or erdstall, was built into the loess and its purpose remains unclear.
tinyurl.com/y48ce3b7
#Neolithic
Eight conch shells with the apexes removed, leaving a trumpet-like opening.
Shell trumpets from #Neolithic Catalonia. Found across settlements spanning many tens of kilometres, they likely played a significant role in communication and coordination within and between communities.
🔗 from 2025 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Camel and other animals engraved in the rock at Foum Chenna, one of the largest rock art sites in Morocco.
These carvings belong to different periods, from the time when the Sahara was green to later desert cultures.
#RockArt #Petroglyphs #Sahara #Prehistory #Neolithic
Astonishing #Neolithic find
In the #OuterHebrides
Well.. in the #Gneiss Things workshop anyway..
I totally forgot I’d #carved this!
Maybe I’ll make some more 🤔
#archaeology #Orkney #Scotland #history #stonetools #ancient #lost #treasure #madeinscotland #IsleofHarris #IsleofSkye #IsleofLewis #axe
Now Available: the latest in the "Oxbow Reflections" series highlights Alasdair Whittle's Neolithic lifeways and the development of Neolithic society in Britain and Europe.
Order Now: https://tinyurl.com/yawe76hc
#neolithicsociety #neolithic #oxboxreflections
Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/03/o-me...
#Archaeology #Prehistory #Megalithic #Neolithic #menhir #heritage #conservation #restauration #books #journals #openaccess
Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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Archaeoethnologica: The Meada Menhir, 30 years after / O Menhir da Meada, após 30 Anos
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