Sheep may safely graze – or simply rest – at the #StandingStones of Stenness.
#SheepOfMastodon #StandingStoneSunday
#Neolithic #StonesOfStenness #Orkney

Ariano, B., Mattiangeli, V., Breslin, E. M., Parkinson, E. W., McLaughlin, R., Thompson, J. E., Power, R. K., Stock, J. T., Mercieca-Spiteri, B., Stoddart, S., Malone, C., Gopalakrishnan, S., Cassidy, L. M., & Bradley, D. G. (2022). Ancient Maltese genomes and the genetic geography of Neolithic Europe. Current Biology, 32(12), 2668-2680.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.069 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #Science #Biology #AncientDNA #Ancient #DNA #PopulationGenomics #Europe #Population #Genomics #Archaeology #Archaeodons #Neolithic #European #Migration #Academia #Academic #Academics @science @archaeodons

Howe’s Hill is a rare remnant of Norfolk’s ancient landscape, a #Neolithic oval barrow with a Bronze Age round #barrow constructed on top. Visit with the ranger on a #Sheringham Park guided walk, Mon/Tues 11/12th Sept #HeritageOpenDays More details on our page: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=59075

"The Arran cursus, approximately 1.1km in length, sits close to the stone circles of Machrie Moor, which was clearly a significant ceremonial site for ancient peoples, though it pre-dates their erection."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/04/archaeologists-uncover-complete-neolithic-cursus-on-the-isle-of-arran

#Archaeology #Arran #Neolithic #Cursus

Archaeologists uncover complete Neolithic cursus on the Isle of Arran | Archaeology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/04/archaeologists-uncover-complete-neolithic-cursus-on-the-isle-of-arran

#History #Archeology #Neolithic #Britain

#StandingStoneSunday

Le menhir de la Thiemblais just outside the town of St-Samson-sur-Rance in Ille-et-Villaine in Brittany. It has relief carvings all over it, although they’re quite difficult to see except in certain lights. In my fourth picture, you can just make out a carving of a looped cross. It’s a very impressive stone weighing around 150 tonnes and at around 8 metres in length—despite the 45 degree angle!

#Menhir #StandingStone #Neolithic #Prehistoric #Archaeology #MegalithicBrittany

#EAA2023 morning sessions:
3) #s489 Rare and Precious. Recent Advances on the Analysis of Archaeological Wood. Organisers: Dirk Leder, Oriol López-Bultó, Paloma Vidal-Matutano, Raquel Piqué Huerta & Annemieke Milks – 8:30-13:00, Elmwood Building Geography G029
4) #s534 Diversity in the Spread of #Neolithic Lifeways: Exploring Regional Differences Across Eurasia. Organisers are Rory Connolly, Sonja Kačar, Robert Power, Fiona Pichon & Domingo Salazar-García. From 8:30-13:00, Maths & Physics G017

La Maison des Feins—or Maison des Fées—nestled in the forêt du Mesnil outside the town of Tressé in the département of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It's an allée couverte or passage grave, and remarkably well preserved. Later legend says it was (or is…) a house of the fairies, which makes it a rather eerie place to be.

I probably shouldn’t mention the woman walking two weasels in the woods…

#AlléeCouverte #PassageGrave #Neolithic #Prehistoric #Archaeology #MegalithicBrittany #StandingStones

A new post on my site: La Maison des Feins

#PassageGrave #AlléeCouverte #Neolithic #Prehistoric #Archaeology #Poetry

https://brianlavelle.scot/la-maison-des-feins/

Day 3 at #EAA2023. We look forward to many interesting conversations and discussions at our stand at the #EuropeanArchaeologyFair and in the sessions. For example in session 230 »What makes a settlement? Comparative perspectives on settlement structures and patterns from #Neolithic to #IronAge«, organised by #ClusterRoos member Maria Wunderlich (Peter Froggatt Centre, room 2018, starting 8:30) https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA2023/Programme.aspx?WebsiteKey=4c013ea5-de96-432a-85f7-b1800c2303bf&hkey=f73d6cf5-b37e-4836-ad06-2ecea6b58060&Program=3 @EAArchaeology@fediscience.org
#EAA2023belfast

Maumbury Rings, Dorchester. A #neolithic henge with a gruesome more recent history. "Hanging" Judge Jeffreys sent 80 Monmouth rebels to their deaths here, and in 1706 Mary Channing was burned at the stake at the centre of the circle for poisoning her husband.

The largest collection of standing stones in the world, and utterly haunting and awe-inspiring: les alignements de Carnac in Brittany. Over 3,000 of them, perhaps as much as 7,000 years old. These photos are from a trip there yesterday. I’ve wanted to see them for a long time and had my tiny mind blown. What a spectacularly beautiful and mysterious place it is.

#Neolithic #Megaliths #Menhirs #StandingStones #Archaeology #Carnac #Brittany #Bretagne #LesAlignementsDeCarnac #LesAlignementsdeMénec

Last but not least today, we have a session at #EAA2023 starting after the afternoon coffee break:
#s297 On the Margins: Understanding the Centre - Periphery Interaction during the Transition to Farming. Organised by Peter Tóth, Penny Bickle, & Maria Ivanova-Bieg. 16:30-18:30, New Physics Building Bell

We hope you have a great day with lots of #Palaeolithic, #Mesolithic, #Neolithic and general #Prehistoric, #StoneAge and #huntergatherer research around!

Neolithic village discovered in northeastern France after 150 years of research - ArkeoNews https://arkeonews.net/neolithic-village-discovered-in-northeastern-france-after-150-years-of-research/ #neolithic

Encompassing the ancient world from the western #Mediterranean to East Asia, from the #Neolithic to the early Medieval period, ISAW is focused on creating a new generation of scholars ...

Prospective students who are interested in the #ISAWNYU Doctoral Program in the Ancient World are invited to attend a "virtual" open house on October 30, 2023.

https://scholar.social/@telliott/110973516172056376

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Pickard, C., & Bonsall, C. (2022). Reassessing Neolithic Diets in Western Scotland. Humans, 2(4), 226–250. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/humans2040015 #OpenAccess #OA #Article #Scotland #Europe #Neolithic #Mesolithic #Diet #Archaeology #History #Histodon #Histodons @archaeodons @histodon @histodons

Excavation of a small part of a 1 kilometer long Neolithic cursus monument has just been completed for another season on the Isle of Arran & established its remains are better preserved than first thought.

The project was delivered by archaeologist from University of Glasgow, Archaeology Scotland, and many other institutions, as student field training but also with participation of local volunteers.

#Arran #Archaeology #Landscape #environment #Scotland #Neolithic #ArchaeologyScotland

A video of Arbor Low #neolithic #peakdistrict #stonecircle

Arbor Low and Gib Barrow #neolithic #peakdistrict

5,500-year-old Menhir discovered in Portugal - ArkeoNews https://arkeonews.net/5500-year-old-menhir-discovered-in-portugal/ #neolithic #megalithic #menhir