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Bath Nature<p>Stoney Littleton longbarrow, a neolithic tomb a few miles from <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.<br>Built between 3800-3400 BCE, with the larger stones thought to have been brought to the spot from at least 5 miles away.<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neolithic</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/neolithicperiod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neolithicperiod</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/stoneage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stoneage</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/longbarrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longbarrow</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/tomb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tomb</span></a></p>
AnnaAnthro<p>Mysterious <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> sites in Carnac, France may be among the oldest in Europe, archaeologists discover - 1000 years older than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stonehenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stonehenge</span></a> in UK</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250713025507/https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/11/mysterious-megalithic-sites-carnac-france-may-be-among-the-oldest-in-europe-archaeologists-discover" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2025071302</span><span class="invisible">5507/https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/11/mysterious-megalithic-sites-carnac-france-may-be-among-the-oldest-in-europe-archaeologists-discover</span></a></p>
PaulH<p>Nuraghe Aleri, near Foxi Manna Beach <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/sardinia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sardinia</span></a> <br>The entrance was sealed because of collapse danger. It was still a great site to visit. The wall showed signs of a second side chamber, now collapsed.</p><p>More info on:</p><p><a href="https://www.donnanuragica.com/province/provincia-di-nuoro/tertenia-tertenia-nuraghe-aleri/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">donnanuragica.com/province/pro</span><span class="invisible">vincia-di-nuoro/tertenia-tertenia-nuraghe-aleri/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/MastodonOnTheRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonOnTheRocks</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/StandingStoneSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingStoneSunday</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/nuraghe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuraghe</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/sardegna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sardegna</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2237540/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2237540/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 5,500-year-old ‘Polish pyramids’ discovered in western Poland reveal Neolithic engineering <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Aktualno%C5%9Bci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aktualności</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neolithic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/polska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polska</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pyramids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pyramids</span></a></p>
Archaeology News :verified:<p>Enigmatic Carnac megaliths reveal Europe’s earliest monuments</p><p>A groundbreaking archaeological study has determined that the renowned Carnac stone alignments in Brittany, France, may be one of Europe’s oldest megalithic landscapes, dating back to ca. 4600 BCE...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/carnac-megaliths-reveal-europes-earliest-monuments/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/06/car</span><span class="invisible">nac-megaliths-reveal-europes-earliest-monuments/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeologynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeologynews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Stonehenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stonehenge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CarnacMegaliths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarnacMegaliths</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a></p>
Anthony at Willow House Prints<p>This mini-megalith print is now on my own website, where it's a few quid cheaper than on Etsy. UK despatch only right now, but happy to discuss delivery further afield.</p><p><a href="https://willowhouseprints.uk/shop/stone-for-the-solstice-edition-of-10-framed-wood-engraving-black/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">willowhouseprints.uk/shop/ston</span><span class="invisible">e-for-the-solstice-edition-of-10-framed-wood-engraving-black/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stonecircles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stonecircles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standingstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standingstone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megalith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woodengraving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodengraving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2209530/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2209530/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> News – Megalithic Stone Monuments in France May Be Europe’s Oldest <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Brittany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brittany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Carnac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carnac</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LePlasker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LePlasker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StoneCircles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoneCircles</span></a></p>
Anthony at Willow House Prints<p>Also made my 'Listen to Meg' print available to pre-order. I'm still working on the edition of 12 but worth sharing these early for despatch in about a week's time</p><p><a href="https://willowhouseprints.etsy.com/uk/listing/4328713706/pre-order-folk-long-meg-and-her" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">willowhouseprints.etsy.com/uk/</span><span class="invisible">listing/4328713706/pre-order-folk-long-meg-and-her</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standingstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standingstone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megalith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stonecircles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stonecircles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cumbria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cumbria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reliefprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reliefprint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/khadipaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>khadipaper</span></a></p>
Anthony at Willow House Prints<p>My summer solstice standing stone wood engraving is now available on Etsy, mounted or framed.</p><p><a href="https://willowhouseprints.etsy.com/uk/listing/4328732564/stone-for-the-solstice-2025-wood" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">willowhouseprints.etsy.com/uk/</span><span class="invisible">listing/4328732564/stone-for-the-solstice-2025-wood</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tombtuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tombtuesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stonecircles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stonecircles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megalith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rockart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woodengraving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodengraving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reliefprintmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reliefprintmaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a></p>
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Archaeology News :verified:

Neolithic Irish tombs were centers of community, not royalty, ancient DNA reveals

Recent research is rattling established theories about Ireland’s Neolithic tombs. What were once thought to be royal burial sites are now reported to be places where communities congregated, not dynasties...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/04/neo

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Archaeology News :verified:

Archaeologists uncover advanced engineering in 6,000-year-old Spanish dolmen

A recent study has unveiled that the Menga Dolmen, a 6,000-year-old megalithic burial mound in southern Spain, was constructed using “advanced engineering” techniques. Built between 3800 and 3600 BCE, this Neolithic monument is a single-chamber tomb, or dolmen, consisting of 32 massive stones..

More info: archaeologymag.com/2024/08/arc

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