Deeply embedded into our pagan culture is the presence of Cernunnos, the horned god. The Red Deer stag has long inspired our mythologies. He is the king of the forest, a powerful symbol of fertility and a link to the Celtic otherworld. tonygaluidiart.com #folkloresunday
We stood and pondered on the stones,whose plan displays their pattern still; the small blunt arc, and, sill by sill, the pockets stripped of shards and bones. The legend has it, Ossian lies beneath this landmark on the hill Excerpt from Ossian’s Grave, John Hewitt (1962)
What a sunset last night at Stonehenge. Pic by Nomadimage
Long before our Saxon ancestors dubbed megalithic graves in England with sacred names like Woden’s grave and Wayland’s smithy, they lived around similar graves in the old country.
Remaining megalithic graves in the Elbe–Weser triangle of Lower Saxony, Germany.
Equinox Sunset last night at Callinish. Pic by James Smith
Ancient stone toolkit discovered, revealing paleolithic hunters secrets. search.app/9HGbY
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Ancient stone toolkit reveals the lifestyle of Paleolithic hunters
Archaeologists found a 30,000-year-old ancient toolkit in Czech Republic. The tools reveal hunting, recycling, and survival skills.
Skara Brae structure 1. This ancient dwelling dates back to around 4800 years ago and is one of 10 structures that remain of one of the oldest and best preserved villages in northwest Europe. #ancientorkney #orkneyuncovered #skarabrae
This remarkable amber necklace from Bronze Age Britain was buried in a barrow near Stonehenge in around 1,800 BC, with the cremated remains of a woman. The necklace had about 1,000 amber beads. She must have been a very important person to have such a special burial.
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The southern stone of the Devil's Arrows 👿 - the 2nd tallest standing stone in the British Isles. Nobody knows how old it is, but it probably dates to the Neolithic, so time time between 4000 and 2500 BC... #archaeology #prehistory #ancient #Yorkshire
River Thames used for human ritualistic practices since the bronze age. search.app/Wh4hc
Silbury Hill: The top of Silbury Hill has rare Stonehenge 'debitage'. Re-examination by Geologist Rob Ixer has corrected an earlier mis-identification. New data reasserts that the lithics were probably transported to Silbury in prehistorical times, rather than later.
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