http://www.megalithic.co.uk The Megalithic Portal en-us http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411268 We now have lots of T-Shirts in stock in the UK. These are hand-screen-printed in Ireland by Stonelight, with amazing megalith designs. What's more, if you are a regular contributor to the Megalithic Portal you can have one for just £8.99 + p&p. Have a browse through the dozens of different styles. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411267 The farmer who closed one of Dartmoor's best loved landmarks has been charged with attempting to cultivate the moorland around it. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411266 A new megalithic complex has been discovered, second only to Carnac in size and importance in Europe. Set in the forested hill-country of the Istranca Mountains in Turkish Thrace, clustered around the sacred mountain of Muhittin Baba lies a group of standing stone complexes of comparable complexity and size, with the total number of individual stones reaching over 2,000 (compared to Carnac's 3,000). http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411265 According to a letter in the Guardian today by the Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth university, the Government's new plans to raise tuition fees in universities could lead to the disappearance of courses such as philosophy, ancient history and archaeology. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411264 I do not wish to be churlish about a book which actually quotes my Ireland and the Phallic Continuum web-page as an epigraph to a chapter - but I'm sorry to report that this book is - forgive the term - misconceived. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411263 Several Archaeological Reports of prehistoric interest published by The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, in association with The Council for British Archaeology and Historic Scotland are available for download free of charge on the SAIR website. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411262 Archaeologists are delighted by a 2,500-year-old stone statue that offers a rare insight into life in western Europe before the Roman conquest. The stone torso, unearthed at Lattes in southern France, is one of just a few detailed figurines considered to have been made by the ancient Celts. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411261 Lord Redesdale, Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group, recently launched the British Archaeological Awards for 2004 in the BP Lecture Theatre at the British Museum. The biennial British Archaeological Awards are the most prestigious awards in British archaeology - the archaeological 'Oscars'. Since their foundation in 1976, they have grown till they encompass 13 Awards covering every aspect of British archaeology. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411260 A primitive tool made during the last Ice Age some 8,000 years ago has been discovered in a Lincolnshire field. Known as a perforated stone, it is believed the tool was used for digging up roots by people living between 6200 and 4500 BC. The stone is oval and features a hole piercing the centre which has been made with an early grinding technique using wood and sand. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411259 Remains of a human settlement which existed in Tollesbury 2,000 years ago have been uncovered. Maldon Archaeological and Historical Group has been carrying out a dig in a field to the north of the village. The excavation turned up pottery from the period known as the "transitional iron age", which started 46 years before the Roman invasion and ended in 100AD.