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ARCHAEOASTRONOMY

USING THE SITE DESCRIPTION PAGES

VISITING THE SITES

THE LEY LINE MYSTERY


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NORTH AND NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND

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DATES OF EQUINOXES AND SOLSTICES, 1997 to 2030 AD

DATES OF MIDSUMMER AND MIDWINTER FULL MOONS, 1997 to 2030 AD


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Individual Site References

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Ancient Astronomy news

"ancient astronomy" OR "ancient astronomers" OR "standing stones" OR "stone c...
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Stonewalled: plan for henge on slag bank - NW Evening Mail

Stonewalled: plan for henge on slag bank
NW Evening Mail
A £240000 scheme to complete the conversion of an old iron slag bank into a public space complete with a 21st-Century stone circle has been halted because ...

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Home from home - Aberdeen Press and Journal

Home from home
Aberdeen Press and Journal
There are the rolling white sands and standing-stones circle at Lochbuie, not far from Craignure, where the ferry from Oban docks. There is dramatic Carsaig ...



Rise in visitors to Standing Stones - The Press Association

Rise in visitors to Standing Stones
The Press Association
Tourists have been flocking to the remote Calanais Standing Stones on Lewis in the Western Isles. The body which runs the site, Urras nan Tursachan, ...

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Five stunning stone circles (besides Stonehenge) - Gadling (blog)

Five stunning stone circles (besides Stonehenge)
Gadling (blog)
Every year thousands of tourists flock to Stonehenge, the iconic stone circle on Salisbury Plain, ...



A to Z of the Eisteddfod - WalesOnline

A to Z of the Eisteddfod
WalesOnline
They also look after the Gorsedd stones, the group of standing stones which form an integral part of the ceremonies undertaken during the event. ...

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Library in danger of losing state funds - Crossville Chronicle

Library in danger of losing state funds
Crossville Chronicle
The Art Circle Public Library could lose support from the state if its budget isn't restored to funding levels of ...

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Archaeologists find new monument near Stonehenge - AFP

CBC.ca

Archaeologists find new monument near Stonehenge
AFP
LONDON ? Archaeologists said Thursday they have discovered a monument similar to Stonehenge near the ancient stone circle, dubbing it the most exciting ...
Secrets of StonehengeThe Guardian
Archaeologists make new find near StonehengeThe Associated Press
Found after 4000 years: the lost wooden 'sister' of StonehengeIndependent
Montreal Gazette -BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Alexis Petridis: A Breton too far - The Guardian

The Guardian

Alexis Petridis: A Breton too far
The Guardian
Walking through the Stone Circle in the early hours, I was hailed by a Welsh guy. He was visibly engaged in a struggle to keep both eyeballs pointing in the ...



'Stone circle' plan for Carlisle park - News & Star

News & Star

'Stone circle' plan for Carlisle park
News & Star
The Eden Rivers Trust has approached the city council for permission to set up seven 6ft-high stones, which it describes as ?educational sculptures?. ...



Path to the past - Montreal Gazette

Path to the past
Montreal Gazette
A panel notes that they honour Scots Hebrides settlers, representing the arrangement of standing stones at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis. ...

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Archaeology news

archaeology - Google News
Google News

Man helps discover Arctic wreck - The Kingston Whig-Standard

Telegraph.co.uk

Man helps discover Arctic wreck
The Kingston Whig-Standard
"I was driving the boat at the time," recalled Moore, a Queen's University graduate who works for the Underwater Archaeology Service of Parks Canada. ...
Arctic archaeologists find ship lost in search for Franklin expeditionWinnipeg Free Press
Sir John Franklin search ship foundTelegraph.co.uk
Hot on Sir John Franklin's tailMacleans.ca (blog)
ABC Online -AOL News -Globe and Mail
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Archaeologists uncover Philistine temple ruins in Goliath's hometown - Sify

Archaeologists uncover Philistine temple ruins in Goliath's hometown
Sify
Archaeologists from Bar Ilan University have uncovered the ruins of a Philistine temple in the ancient city of Gath, home of the Biblical Goliath, ...

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Tobin search archaeologist disappointed not to find more bodies - Scotsman

Tobin search archaeologist disappointed not to find more bodies
Scotsman
ONE of the archaeologists who dug up gardens in Brighton in search of new victims of serial killer Peter Tobin, 63, has spoken of her ...
Tobin search like something out of TV crime drama - only its for realScotsman

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Archaeologists find new monument near Stonehenge - AFP

CBC.ca

Archaeologists find new monument near Stonehenge
AFP
LONDON ? Archaeologists said Thursday they have discovered a monument similar to Stonehenge near the ancient stone circle, dubbing it the most exciting ...
How significant is the 'new henge'?BBC News
Archaeologists find traces of wooden monument near StonehengeMontreal Gazette
Archaeologists find new structure at StonehengeToronto Sun
Telegraph.co.uk -The Guardian -Independent
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Audio slideshow - BBC News

Audio slideshow
BBC News
Here, medieval archaeology Professor Nancy Edwards from Bangor University, explains more about the dig which is open to the public on Saturday (31 July), ...

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Archaeology festival moves to Laxey - Manx Radio

Manx Radio

Archaeology festival moves to Laxey
Manx Radio
Mr Scarffe, an expert on industrial archaeology in the Laxey Valley, will be conducting the tours from 1.30 to 3pm, and from 3.30 to 4pm. ...



State's Archaeology Lab to Recover Artifacts from World Trade Center Shipwrec...

State's Archaeology Lab to Recover Artifacts from World Trade Center Shipwreck ...
Southern Maryland Online
LEONARD, Md. (July 30, 2010) - The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC lab) has been contracted to conserve and reassemble the remains of a ...
18th Century World Trade Center Boat Sets Sail for MarylandDNAinfo
Md. lab to conserve ship remains found at World Trade CenterBaltimore Sun
Regional DigestAnnapolis Capital

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Channel your inner archeologist - Plattsburgh Press Republican

Channel your inner archeologist
Plattsburgh Press Republican
Archeo Quebec presents its annual summertime big dig called Quebec Archaeology Month. ...



Chinese archaeologists' African quest for sunken ship of Ming admiral - The G...

The Guardian

Chinese archaeologists' African quest for sunken ship of Ming admiral
The Guardian
A team of 11 Chinese archaeologists will arrive in Kenya tomorrow to begin the search for an ancient shipwreck and other evidence of commerce with China ...
Experts set to unravel puzzle of a Chinese ship that sank near LamuDaily Nation
China-African trade going back eonsRTHK
Chinese search for Ming shipwreck off Kenyan coastBBC News

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Archaeologists investigate Alderton Mount site - BBC News

Archaeologists investigate Alderton Mount site
BBC News
Archaeologists are there until 6 August to investigate more about its history and use. Tim Upson-Smith from Northamptonshire Archaeology led a dig at the ...
The Dig Continues At Alderton MountAboutMyArea

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