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Books/Products: Lots of T-Shirts now in stock in the UK
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Submitted by Ruth on Sunday, 07 December 2003 ( 50 reads )
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 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. |
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News: Iceman: Hunt for a Killer
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Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 07 December 2003 ( 69 reads )
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Tonight, Sunday 7th December, 21:00 (GMT) on The Discovery Channel. Twelve years ago, the frozen body of a Stone Age man was discovered in the Alps. Nicknamed ‘Oetzi’, he is the most ancient intact mummy ever found and one of the most important archaeological discoveries of recent times. Previously thought to have died of hypothermia, recent studies of Oetzi’s body have revealed that he was shot in the back with an arrow. Iceman: Hunt for a Killer, follows the search for the murderer in the world’s oldest homicide case. |
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News: Tor owner charged
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Submitted by PaulM on Sunday, 07 December 2003 ( 63 reads )
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The farmer who closed one of Dartmoor's best loved landmarks has been charged with attempting to cultivate the moorland around it.
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Photo Pages: Priddy Circles
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Submitted by JJ on Sunday, 07 December 2003 ( 132 reads )
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Henges in Somerset, can only be truly appreciated from the air, so here you are, aerial photos from JJ and PeteG! See also also other new aerial photos from the intrepid pair with cast iron stomachs. Also hundreds of other prehistoric sites added to our database. Do you have photos of them? |
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Web Picks: Antiquity reports on a major new megalithic complex in Europe
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Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 06 December 2003 ( 86 reads )
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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). |
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News: New Stones discovered at Avebury
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Submitted by vicky on Friday, 05 December 2003 ( 183 reads )
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National Trust archaeologists have discovered an arc of buried megaliths that once formed part of the great stone circle at Avebury in Wiltshire, it was announced earlier this week. A geophysics survey has revealed that at least 15 stones lie buried within the circle itself. |
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| Mike Pitts calls for one of the fallen stones to be re-instated - see comment below.
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News: Increased tuition fees could hit archaeology
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Submitted by vicky on Friday, 05 December 2003 ( 55 reads )
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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. |
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Books/Products: Review of Landscapes and Desire: revealing Britain's sexually inspired sites
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Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 04 December 2003 ( 118 reads )
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 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.
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Web Picks: Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
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Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 04 December 2003 ( 62 reads )
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 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. |
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News: Stone warrior delights experts
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Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 04 December 2003 ( 72 reads )
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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. |
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