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"El tesoro de Guadalperal"monumento megalítico, que en tiempos fue un dolmen con sus correspondientes menhires, ha emergido a la superficie en su totalidad.
El origen del monumento megalítico se remonta a algún momento comprendido entre el milenio III y II a.C., durante la Edad del Bronce, aunque fue alterándose a lo largo de los siglos. Al principio, según los expertos, se erigió un círculo de piedras que harían la función de templo solar, un crómlech como el de Stonehenge aunque de tamaño más reducido. Después, los siguientes pobladores añadieron más menhires y cubrieron el conjunto con lajas horizontales para crear un dolmen.
Además, se concibió un corredor de acceso de 21 metros culminado en la entrada con un menhir con símbolos esculpidos y una serpiente, que supuestamente sería la encargada de custodiar la entrada a la cámara y de proteger sus tesoros. Más tarde se construyó una muralla con guijarros alrededor del dolmen para crear una suerte de enterramiento colectivo.
Este verano al bajar el nivel del agua del embalse de Valdecañas, ha emergido en todo su esplendor. Si no se ponen medios, el agua volverá a cubrirlo y los daños serán, con el tiempo, irreversibles.
"The treasure of Guadalperal" megalithic monument, which was once a dolmen with its corresponding menhirs, has emerged to the surface in its entirety. The origin of the megalithic monument dates back to some time between the millennium III and II BC, during the Bronze Age, although it was altered over the centuries. At first, according to experts, a circle of stones was erected that would serve as the solar temple, a crlech like that of Stonehenge although smaller in size. Then, the following settlers added more menhirs and covered the set with horizontal slabs to create a dolmen. In addition, a 21-meter access corridor was conceived culminating at the entrance with a menhir with sculpted symbols and a snake, which was supposed to be in charge of guarding the entrance to the chamber and protecting its treasures. Later a wall with pebbles was built around the dolmen to create a kind of collective burial. This summer, when the water level of the Valdecañas reservoir has dropped, it has emerged in all its splendor. If no means will be put in, the water will cover it again and the damage will eventually be irreversible.
This is part of the Ring of Brodgar.
The Ring Of Brodgar is on the largest of the Orkney islands, Mainland. It was built around 2500 - 2000 BC and is the third largest stone circle in the British Isles. It originally had something in the region of 60 stones. There are fewer than 30 there now. The larger stones are taller than an average person, maybe double the height. This place has World Heritage status as part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
In County Clare, in the West of Ireland. Dated between 4200BC and 2900BC. In the desolate Burren region.
Is pedras crocadas in sardo significa “le pietre coricate”, e per questo appare un po’ bizzarro il nome dato a questi menhir. La cosa si spiega facilmente immaginando che un tempo fossero conosciuti riversi a terra, coricati appunto, e così quel nome sia rimasto nella memoria della gente anche dopo la loro risistemazione nell’originaria posizione eretta.
Si trovano all’interno di una proprietà agricola, in mezzo a dei vigneti.
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Bodmin Moor
Rough Tor is a tor on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, its summit is 1313 feet above mean sea level, it is the second highest point in Cornwall. The site is made up of a neolithic tor enclosure, a large number of Bronze Age hut circles, some contemporary monuments and an interesting array of rock formations.
This photo was taken looking towards the North Cornwall coast in the direction of Port Isaac, from the highest point we could safely manage to scramble to.
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he stone circle at Castlerigg is situated near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England. One of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 BC, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages
Neolithic rays - Crepuscular rays at sunset at the Standing Stones of Stenness
A dramatic sunset laced with crepuscular rays marks the end of a day at the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. These are the three largest remaining stones forming part of the Standing Stones of Stenness. Situated on Mainland Orkney on an isthmus between the Lochs of Stenness and Harray and close to the Ring of Brodgar and Maeshowe chambered cairn. This 5m high Neolithic henge structure is believed to be the oldest set of standing stones in the British Isles. Estimates date the construction of the stone henge circle to circa 3100BC - over 5000 years ago.
Mainland Orkney, Northern Isles, Scotland
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Not more than 10km to the south east of the crumbling Dolmen de Brunas (A) - linked below; a fine example of a Larzac dolmen. The dolmen is found to the side of a small town called La Cavalerie which is a key loci for the Larzac plateau's famous cheeses, including several smaller tomme so interesting to prehistory; be it for research or lunch.
Neolithic dawn - Dawn at the Ring of Brodgar in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney just minutes before the sun breaks over the Loch of Harray on the eastern horizon. As the sky floods with colour, the early light paints this ancient Neolithic landscape with a delicate warmth.
Another image from a truly unforgettable dawn at the ring; spellbinding to experience, privileged to witness.
The Ring of Brodgar is the most northerly henged stone circle in the British Isles, located on a narrow isthmus between the lochs of Harry (left) and Stenness (centre frame). It has stubbornly resisted attempts at accurate scientific dating, and is widely believed to have been constructed circa 2500 BC. It is the third largest Stone Circle in the British Isles, 104 meters in diameter, of which 27 of the original 60 or so original stones remain.
Set in a magnificent natural amphitheatre close to a number of other key Neolithic monuments such as the Standing Stones of Stenness, Maes Howe and the Barnhouse Stone, one cannot fail to wonder as to the history and purpose of this Neolithic landscape.
Mainland Orkney, Northern Isles, Scotland
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. It was built over several hundred years in the third millennium BC.
I was off the beaten track in Demon Dale and saw this small piece of black chert. It is a known area of Neolithic and Mesolithic settlement. The people used the chert to make tools and this looks like a small hand tool. Strange to think the last person to hold it was about 5,000 years ago!
A frosty sunrise at Avebury's henge and stone circles, one of the greatest marvels of prehistoric Britain. Built and much altered during the Neolithic period, roughly between 2850 BC and 2200 BC, the henge survives as a huge circular bank and ditch, encircling an area that includes part of Avebury village. Within the henge is the largest stone circle in Britain - originally of about 100 stones - which in turn encloses two smaller stone circles.
Avebury is part of an extraordinary set of Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial sites that seemingly formed a vast sacred landscape.
Avebury
Wiltshire
It is one of the greatest marvels of prehistoric Britain, the largest stone circle in Europe and a sacred meeting place for our ancestors which may even be aligned with the stars.
But a new archaeological survey at Avebury in Wiltshire suggests the Neolithic monument had far odder beginnings.
In fact, the huge circle started out life as a 100ft square, archaeologists now believe, after discovering a mysterious box-shaped enclosure of giant stones in the middle of the henge.
Henge monuments like Stonehenge and Avebury are always round. It is the first time such as square monument has ever been found. Earlier still, at around 3,500BC, experts found a simple rectangular wooden house occupied the site.
Neolithic Wales - Golden hour at Pentre Ifan, a potent reminder of Neolithic Wales.
The largest and best preserved Neolithic monument in Wales, Pentre Ifan is a dolmen dating from approximately 3,500 BC marking the site of an ancient burial chamber. 7 principal stones still stand, the largest of which is the huge capstone 5 metres long, weighing approximately 16 tonnes, resting on the tips of three other stones, 2.5 metres off the ground. Pembrokeshire, West Wales
c 2600BC, Near Brandon, Norflok, England. Neolithic miners go underground to get more flint.
The miners go deep under ground to find flint, building platforms as they go downwards. Once at the floorstone flint, the miners dug tunnels outwards from the bottom, following the flint seam. The medium-depth shafts yielded as much as 60 tons of flint nodules. These were brought to the surface and roughly worked into shape on site. The blank tools were then possibly traded elsewhere for final polishing.
One of the interesting aspects of the Can Cabanyes carved stone (see below) is the lack of cups. I looked through my archives of sites from the region to see if I could see any others with just canals, with this monolith being the only candidate - a 'circle' carved into an outcrop. Whilst this canal is close to a circle there is an informal side that is missing from the exactness of Can Cabanyes square and lines; also, there looks to be a cup to the left of the circle and there may even be suggestions of cups chained to the end of the above ring - almost like a badly drawn torc or a representation of a necklace.
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Knowth (/ˈnaʊθ/; Irish: Cnoghbha) is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of Brú na Bóinne in the valley of the River Boyne in Ireland.
Knowth is the largest of all passage graves situated within the Brú na Bóinne complex. The site consists of one large mound (known as Site 1) and 17 smaller satellite tombs. Essentially Knowth (Site 1) is a large mound (about 12 metres (40 ft) high and 67 metres (220 ft) in diameter,[1] covering roughly a hectare) and contains two passages, placed along an east-west line. It is encircled by 127 kerbstones (three of which are missing and four of which are badly damaged). The large mound has been esitimated to date from between 2500 and 2000 BCE.[1] The passages are independent of each other, and each leads to a burial chamber.
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Avebury
Wiltshire
Ninety miles west of London and twenty miles north of Stonehenge stands Avebury, the largest known stone ring in the world. Older than the more famous Stonehenge, and for many visitors far more spectacular, the multiple rings of Avebury are cloaked with mysteries which archaeologists have only begun to unravel.
Neolithic twilight - Blue hour sets in at the incredible Ring of Brodgar in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney as the last of the day's colour seeps from the sky. It's long after sunset and well after the throngs of visitors have departed, allowing the twilight to fill this Neolithic landscape in peace.
The seawater Loch of Stenness in the distance just catches the last remnants of light, on an otherwise darkening scene across this beautiful and remote island to the very far north of Scotland.
Witnessing sunset, or sunrise, at the ring is an incredible otherworldly experience. The senses are all the more heightened when experiencing it in solitude with just one own's thoughts and imagination whilst being in the company of these ancient relics of the Neolithic past. One cannot fail to wonder at what history and stories this ancient landscape holds and what of the countless generations before us that have passed through this remote and remarkable location.
Mainland Orkney, Northern Isles, Scotland
Castell Henllys is a reconstructed neolithic hill fort in Wales. Fascinating archeology can be seen there, including this interior of one of the reconstructed huts.
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Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.
The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.