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The Neolithic Standing Stones of Stennes at blue hour just before sunrise. Nice and quiet at this time of day with only the sound of geese flying overhead and a chill in the the breeze.
A 30sec LE.
The light streams into the passage tomb through this roof box on the Winter Solstice, illuminating the interior of the monument.
On the recommendation of our B&B Host, we switched up our plans for the day to visit Skara Brae first, before buses with crowds from a recently docked cruise ship arrived at the site - good call.
As it was it proved difficult to get an image representative of the site without tourists in red or yellow rain jackets.
Parc de la Draga. Banyoles. La Draga is an early Neolithic village (Cardial-ware phase) which dates from the end of the 6th. millennium BC.
The present huts are an accurated reconstruction of the prehistoric ones..
Some of the standing stones at Avebury lit by hand late at night. Composite of 4 exposures all created at the location.
The central photo shows a monolith in a wide and open area. The image on the right shows that this wide area is under a rocky hilltop. All of the Savassona elements of the recent posts are found in this wide lower plateau. As far as I understand, there are further basins on the high outcrops. The lower area had a natural capacity to support high populations with the naturally gargantuan erratics lending themselves to imaginative appropriation. As you arrive from the road, the central monolith is the first of many, and as you walk around at the foot of the hill top they appear, one after another, as many as 10 largely neolithic monolithic interventions. If you continue you arrive at a meaner of the River Ter - a fast track to the coast. The monolith to the left is one of two of great drama and size. See how the local rock naturally pits with weathering, adding complication to the identification of human intervention, with it seeming that some basins are lyrical amelioration or repeated attritional cleanings of naturally occurring indents. See a faint cascade of basins pinching through the monolith on the right. The site is both naturally vivid and in a perfect geographical position as a meeting point for persons travelling between the Mediterranean and inland Pyreneeën foothills and then across over fast walking flat land to the Iberian river Ebro 'prehistoric highway'. The fact that the wider lowland aspect to the high hill seem to have been favoured may confirm a need to soak up occasionally large and informal populations - thus my earlier use of the term hubbub. A perfect site to host large late prehistoric gatherings.
The Savassona neolithic site is one of three late prehistoric local zones that also attract climbers for bouldering and rock face - see the left hand image. A considerable amount of graffiti around one of the three sites is countered with two other sites that are in very good condition, and I really don't think that it's possible to argue that any graffiti comes from this sports community. I also think that dialogue with the community could easily come up with tacit protocols for coexistence. Some prehistoric artefacts are difficult to see and difficult to value, and one man's fingerlock may be another man's basin canal, a mantel may be a smooth neolithic platform and any surface for drilled bolts must be kept well away from relics. With a mutual appreciation, both societies can benefit.
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The tomb of Pentre Ifan was erected in the Neolithic period, around 4000 – 3500 BC, as a burial place of an early agricultural community. The gradual transition of society from gathering and hunting to more settled agricultural life probably influenced the development of a sense of territoriality and inheritance rights, and thus a desire to pay tribute to ancestors. A visible manifestation of this desire could be monumental tombs, also used to carry out religious ceremonies in their vicinity. Used for many centuries, it was possible that they were family tombs or belonging to specific tribes. Pentre Ifan was probably built in two stages, first a portal burial chamber, then a mound and an entrance facade. No traces of bones were found in the tomb, perhaps later moved elsewhere. The decline in the use of megalithic tombs occurred around 2500 B.C. During the coming Bronze Age to about 1500 B.C., other burial methods, including those related to stone circles and henges, became more important in Britain.
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Luftbild von den Bewuchsmerkmalen eines 7000 Jahre alten Kalenderbaus, ein Kultplatz aus der Jungsteinzeit
Neolithic grave marker in a field. About 11 feet showing above ground, 12 feet buried. Said to be the gravemarker of Mac Uí Riaghan, a local Chieftain of the Gailenga tribe. Apparently, there is Ogham text carved into it underneath the lichen.
Three of the 14 tombs in this amazing hilltop site which dates to approximately 3500 BCE.
In the foreground is Cairn G which contains a roofbox that is aligned to the midsummer sunset which illuminates the whole interior of the tomb.
Spinster's Rock, the best surviving example in Devon of a neolithic burial chamber known as a dolmen or cromlech.
Luftbild von positiven Bewuchsmerkmalen einer befestigten Siedlung aus dem Neolithikum, die durch die Baustelle für Windkrafträder angeschnitten wurde
Llandecwyn Church, the ancient burial ground of Llandecwyn and its Victorian small Welsh church, which replaced a much older church in the 19th century, is on an ancient neolithic/bronze age way, now part of the newly signposted Ardudwy Way long distance path. The church has magnificent views of Snowdonia and Cardigan Bay. There is an outstanding view over the Dwyryd Estuary, looking down to Portmeirion, Harlech Castle to the left, mountains and the Glaslyn Estuary to the right, Rhinog mountains to the South and Snowdonia to the North. And as well as all that it was a beautiful peaceful place, the Church was open, which is lovely in this day and age, it was lovely to just wander round it and enjoy.
Set in the landscape of Pendle, the Atom was designed by Peter Meacock, Andrew Edmunds and Katarina Novomestska of Peter Meacock Projects. It was launched by Mayor of Pendle, Councillor George Adams with Anthony Wilson and designer Peter Meacock on 22 September 2006. The bronze-coated glass fiber reinforced concrete structure provides both a work of art and a viewing point and shelter from which to enjoy the surrounding landscape.
Some of the standing stones at Avebury lit by hand late at night. Composite of 4 exposures all taken at the location.
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Allée couverte from around 5,500 ybp so around the start of the Véraza culture.
Alternative names :
Dolmen Lo Morrel dos Fados
Dolmen du coteau des Fées
Dolmen des Fées
Dolmen de las Fadas
Palet de Roland
Near to Pépieux, Villeneuve-Minervois in the Aude. Occitanie.
24 meters long, breaking down to a corridor of 12 meters which appears as two synchronized stone rows, with the interstitial spaces filled with dry stone wall, some of origin. Here, pre renovation photographs are required to monitor for 'interpretation'. The tumulus is clearly visible on a lower image and is 35 meters in circumference and maybe 2.5 meters high.. The tumulus is on a tight 'micro hill' with there being two further burial cists in this local zone ('Morrel das Morts' - bronze age and thus the site had at least 1,600 years of occupation). The antichambre (above) is something to look for on an 'Allée couverte' and here it is 6 meters long and under a preserved table (the main stone visible above). The table of the antichamber is not held up by traditional lateral orthostates, rather by a series of tall columns (reminiscent of Spanish sites eg Dolmen de Sorginetxe). The entrance to the antichamber are marked by a stone carved with a circular form, offering an idea of a window. The exit has two open doors with their own curved and artistic opening. These two 'doors' open into a final chamber. visible above left and again around 6 meters in length. As it is an 'allée couverte' rather than a dolmen, the table remains a 'dalle de couverture' even if it is estimated at 25 to 30 tonnes (4.5 x 3.1 meters). An interesting point uis that whilst most of the stone for construction was local, this cover stone was carried some 3 kilometers. I could see no sign of other 'tables'.
There is a relevant debate with local archaeologists refusing the term 'Allée couverte' (covered passage/avenue). This is of great interest as there is a tendency to see all megaliths as having been covered. From my experience the covering of a 'dolmen' is simply a variable for the decision of the occasion : some tables left visible, others fully covered and some megaliths left standing without cover. The observation with the Dolmen des Fades is that it was never covered and thus the term 'Allée couverte' is false and should be replaced by 'Dolmen à couloir large'. At some point I think the whole subject of dolmens, tumulus, passages and allées need to be re thought through...
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decorative pseudo stone menhir at archeological site. Carnac is famous as the site of more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones. The stones were hewn from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany. Local tradition claims that the reason they stand in such perfectly straight lines is that they are a Roman legion turned to stone by Merlin (Brittany has its own local versions of the Arthurian cycle).
The Carnac stones were erected during the Neolithic period which lasted from around 4500 BC until 2000 BC. The precise date of the stones is difficult to ascertain as little dateable material has been found beneath them, but c.3300 BC is commonly attributed to the site's main phase of activity. One interpretation of the site is that successive generations visited the site to erect a stone in honour of their ancestors. Like my Facebook page; www.facebook.com/pages/Souvenirs-by-Michael-Hughes/130839...
The Ring of Brodgar at sunset in the Orkney Islands. In the distance is the Loch of Harray.
The Ring of Brodgar is the 3rd largest neolithic henge in the UK. It's exact build date is unknown, though it is likely to be between 2500BC - 2000BC.
Neolithic light - Summer sunset at the Standing Stones of Stenness
A sunset tinged with colour signals the end of a summer's day at the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Viewed from the three largest remaining stones that form part of the Standing Stones of Stenness, the setting midsummer sun is seen heading towards the watchstone situated just outside the ring between the Lochs of Stenness and Harray.
Mainland Orkney, Northern Isles, Scotland
Those who know me well will be aware I am bit of a prehistory nerd, so being able to photograph the Neolithic site of Skara Brae at sunset was another one off the bucket list.
I've been twice to the visitors centre and site whist on Orcadian photo trips and on the last occasion a random conversation with one of the guides led me to being informed that, because it is a UNESCO site, it has be accessible at all times and the rear gate that forms part of the coastal walk is never locked. 😀
The village was uncovered during a storm in 1850, it was so well preserved furniture remained in situ inside the houses from it being abandoned around 2500BC, the site along with nearby stone circle the Ring of Brodgar, predate Stonehenge.
Neolithic drama - A spectacular end to a day at the Heart of Neolithic Orkney with a sky laden with drama. The three largest remaining stones of the Standing Stones of Stenness stand dramatically silhouetted against a sky loaded with colour with the Loch of Stenness just beyond.
Mainland Orkney, Northern Isles, Scotland
Inside the chamber of the West Kennet Longbarrow in Wiltshire. This was built around 3600BC, in the Neolithic era and is at least 600 years older than Stonehenge.
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Explored January 15, 2025
An oldie from 2018, showing the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), and taken with my then-still new Lumix LX100. It's one of those images I have done something processing-wise on and off, now and then, whenever I stumbled upon it while browsing my older images in LR. So I spontaneously decided to finish the processing today and upload it so I won't forget about the image again for another year.
With this particular POV, directly from the front, I found black and white oddly satisfying although the blue hour colours are lost. But why 16:9? The Lumix LX100 has this convenient little switch on the lens for quickly changing between formats (4:3, 3:2, 1:1), and this function is too inviting, not to use it occasionally.
Back then, I hadn't yet learned how to use the Lumix properly, so I was basically only pressing the shutter button after composing an image. Functions like bracketing and such I learned much later when I was more confident with the camera's controls and menu. And so, from a technical point of view, there are many flaws here like the blown highlights and other things I'd do differently today.
The pond's surface hadn't been completely still because the resident ducks kept landing on it, doing their evening routine, and splashing around. There also was some fluffy stuff from the trees on the water, and LE didn't make either look nicer.
The light/aperture stars along the pond are from the lens. The fixed Summilux lens renders beautiful stars, so I'm happy I got that right. But the lights on the HKW's roof were rendered as light blobs, so Luminar's "Magic Light" came to the rescue again ;)
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Found in a home in a remote village where the family keeps them with a lot respect. Attached to wooden shafts, these tools were probably used 5000 years ago for digging the earth, like modern-day hoes.
There is a chance that the inhabitants of this remore area of the island got back to using stone tools in more recent times, that is between the 15th and the 18th century BC. During that time life in Ikaria was very primitive as a European traveller witnessed on his short visit ca. 1740
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Neolithic sunset - Summer sunset at the Standing Stones of Stenness
A sunset laced with colour marks the end of a summer's day at the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. As seen from the three largest remaining stones that form part of the Standing Stones of Stenness, the midsummer sun sets close to the watchstone situated just outside the ring between the Lochs of Stenness and Harray.
Mainland Orkney, Northern Isles, Scotland
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