The ancient Caiy Stane, measuring 2.75m high and 1.55m wide and standing beside a residential road in the southern suburbs of Edinburgh. Erected some 5,000 years ago, its modern setting would be totally alien to those who put it here. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/caiystane/index.html

#Scotland #CaiyStane #CarvedStone #Prehistoric #Edinburgh #UndiscoveredScotland

Get PhyloPic posters and Pocket Phylogenies as reward add-ons for backing the PALEOCENE #4 crowdfunding campaign by @keeseycomics! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keesey/paleocene-4-comic-book/posts/3905852 #sciart #scicomm #biology #evolution #evolutionarybiology #paleoart #deeptime #prehistoric #silhouette

West Kennet Avenue

A prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary.

#Prehistoric #Monument #TheRidgeway #Hiking #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay Sep 7th

#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

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/

A 10-inch-long handaxe from 300,000 years ago was found at an Ice Age site, revealing early human mastery over materials and tool-making. The discovery raises questions about knowledge transfer and social interactions among early humans, and highlights their resourcefulness in adapting to harsh conditions. This handaxe is a tangible link to our ancient ancestors' resilience and creativity.

#prehistoric #toolmaking #humanancestors

https://www.anthropology.net/p/discovery-of-a-300000-year-old-giant?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter#:~:text=Discover%20more%20from%20Anthropolog

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!

2) #s382 Breaking the Barriers. Tracing #Palaeolithic Human #Mobility across Mountainous Environments. Organised by Aitor Calvo, Marianne Deschamps & Manuel Alcaraz-Castaño. From 14:00-18:30, Maths & Physics G006
3) #s532 Symbolic Bodies – Understanding the Significance of Death and the Dead in #Prehistoric Northern and Western Europe. Organised by Elisabeth Chaumont Sturtevant, Rebecca Crozier & Marc Oxenham. From 14:00-18:30, Old Physics Building Emeleus

Giant City Stone #Fort is a #prehistoric stone enclosure located within Giant City State Park in Jackson County, #Illinois. Late Woodland period c. AD 600–900 CE. One of ten such sites known in Southern Illinois, all on high ground. Creative Commons photo by Dazspell, more on our page: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=59035 #HillfortsWednesday #nativeamerican

This stone walled chamber is just visible on the grass verge in front of the #Auchrannie leisure centre in #Brodick, Isle of #Arran. The #souterrain consisted of two long narrow unlined passages and at least one stone lined chamber. Photo by our member Skryabin. More: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=58181 #ironage #prehistoric #archaeology

🎧 #podcast #scotland #stories

“Unravel the secrets of the #Galloway landscape in this deep dive into the #geology of the marvellous mountain, the Merrick. This episode journeys back millions of years, retracing the earth's steps in moulding this iconic landmark, and a funny wee boulder atop it.

Jenny and Annie also explore the Cairnholy sites, which are ancient #megalithic wonders that stand as a testament to Galloway’s rich #prehistoric past.”

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/stories-of-scotland/id1472417124?i=1000624891694

We have a large collection of #prehistoric carved stone balls, but we don’t know what they were for. Coming to this as an author rather than an archaeologist, I consider that an opportunity for some creative license... https://wordpress.com/post/brigidfoxandbuddha.wordpress.com/3794
#writing #archaeology #Scotland #Orkney #creativity #FidgetToys #autism #ADHD

Gammel Køgegård Rundhøj, a fine round #barrow with an ancient #oak #tree growing out of it. One of the surviving burial mounds along the road named Ølbyvej in Køge, #Sjælland #denmark #thicktrunktuesday #prehistoric #prehistory Lots more on our pages: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=53223

This young #zoologist wants to educate you about #weird #organisms, #prehistoric creatures, #evolution, and more
https://boingboing.net/2023/08/22/this-young-zoologist-wants-to-educate-you-about-weird-organisms-prehistoric-creatures-evolution-and-more.html

A menhir with many cupmarks and carvings now in Museo Canario, Gran Canaria. Photo by our member Klingon #StandingStoneSunday More on our page: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=58928 #prehistoric #museum

I’m a little behind but day 17 of #AuGhost #AuGhost2023 was #prehistoric so I decided to draw a dinosaur ghost peeking above the top of a modern city.

#MastoArt #DigitalArt #Dinosaur

This is what I am actually working on. And two icons I drew this morning.

#Writing #Drawing #WIP #PrimalQuest #Dinosaurs #Pyramid #DieDropTable #Prehistoric #Fantasy #ShowYourWork #RPGLATAM

#AuGhost2023 #AuGhost #prehistoric

The three chambered cairns just outside Antequera (#Andalucia) are rightly famous but this is the only one open to the public. Tholos de El Romeral, also known as Cueva de Romeral. Reminiscent of Maes Howe with its beautiful corbelling. Photo by our member Alta-Falisa. More. #prehistory #prehistoric #spain
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=12110