Tag Archives: prehistory
Lost City off Cuba
Everything you know is wrong department: surveyors of the ocean floor off the coast of Cuba have found what appears to be a sunken city – large stones laid out symetrically over a large area – at a depth of … more…
The Modern Antiquarian
This extraordinary picture, taken at West Kennett Avenue by Chris Collyer, is from The Modern Antiquarian site, inspired by Julian Cope’s book about paleolithic sites of the UK, also among the sites listed at Plep yesterday, and revisited because I … more…
Stone Circles and Henges
I’ve been pestering a friend lately to pester an acquaintance for any stone-circle sites that they might recommend. Nothing has come back yet, although there are rumours of a piece of paper in the New Cross area with interesting details … more…
Schøyen manuscript collection
Schøyen manuscript collection – this is a partial catalogue of 222 pieces out of the 12,536 items in what is claimed to be the largest private manuscript collection formed in the 20th Century. There are pieces from all over the … more…
Big Bronze Age find at Amesbury
A big archaeological Bronze Age grave site discovery scenario goes off in Amesbury – Yahoo! News – Grave Is One of Europe’s Richest – announcement at the Wessex Archaeology site…
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative – a catalogue of fragments of inert stuff marked by human hand a very, very long time ago. Copious illustrations. I’d been thinking of doing a little blogette of cuneiform sources (don’t ask me, I just … more…
Ancient River Monsters
Ancient River Monsters (gone) courtesy of (washingtonpost.com). I never knew there was so much in it. (via fmh)
Indus valley civilisation
Slipping back another three millennia – I caught (but failed to tape, damn!) a documentary on the civilisation of the Indus Valley last night. Much to marvel at: an apparently stone age people managed to build cities – in exceptionally … more…