http://www.megalithic.co.uk News and new discoveries from the Megalithic Portal en-us http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=25138 Possible stone circles, stone alignments and burial chambers in Syria. Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi (the monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian has stood at the eastern fringes of the Anti-Lebanon mountains since at least the sixth century. Thought to have been built on the remnants of a Roman watchtower, today it resembles a storybook castle perched on the edge of a steep precipice overlooking the Syrian desert. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:22:01 GMT 25138 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8349 Standing Stone in Greater London Once considered to be the guardian of the City and the place where all distances from London were measured, the London Stone now sits almost forgotten in a little glass box set into the wall of 111, Cannon Street opposite Cannon Street Station at TQ326809. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:24:15 GMT 8349 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146413819 Northern Earth 121 is out now. In this issue: The Ness Gardens Contemporary Henge. John Hill’s ongoing experimental project on Stonehenge goes public on the Wirral... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:44:37 GMT 2146413819 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=25121 Rock Outcrop in South Africa.Two large rock shelters on the west bank of the Verlorenvlei River. Excavations have found hearths, tool fragments, decorated eggshell, and plant and animal remains dating to 55,000 to 65,000 years ago. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:51:21 GMT 25121 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6336075 Ancient Palace in Upper Egypt. The 18th Dynasty palace of Amenhotep III was built by simply placing stone blocks and columns on the ground without building foundations. It was therefore completely annilliated by an earthquake and all remaining blocks were used by succesive dynasties for their temples. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:58:53 GMT 6336075 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146413818 According to Syrian media, archaeological expeditions working at North-eastern Syria (Hasaka Province) have discovered several collective tombs and parts of seals with different shapes in addition to 27 cuneiform tablets dating back to 2500 BC. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:40:23 GMT 2146413818 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146413817 The university professor who stood up against dumbing down of degrees. When Professor Paul Buckland settled down in his garden one summer's evening to mark exam papers from his second-year archaeology students, he was expecting the usual range of responses. But it soon became clear that the scripts had plummeted to new depths of ignorance. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:22:07 GMT 2146413817 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=25083 Ancient Temple in Jerusalem. The Temple Mount is a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to Jewish tradition, it was from here that the world expanded into its present form and from where God gathered the dust used to create the first man, Adam. It was the place God chose to "dwell", hence the construction of two Jewish Temples at the site. Traditionally, it is believed that a Third and final Temple will also be located here. The Mount is considered the holiest site in Judaism and due to this, many Jews will not set foot on the Mount itself. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:16:02 GMT 25083 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15283 Ancient Settlement in Iraq.Remains of early Sumerian city and royal cemetery. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:00:51 GMT 15283 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18569 Ancient Temple in Lazio/Roma.This is the famous Temple of Diana at Lake Nemi about 25km southeast of Rome. Its modern fame comes largely from the descriptions and analysis in both James Frasier's "Golden Bough" and in Robert Graves' "The White Goddess" (both recommended). According to those books this temple complex is the epicentre of the Mediterranean pre-Christian matriarchal cult of Danae (Diana, or the Tuatha de Danaan) and along with Diana it is also the home of "Rex Nemorensis" the "King of the Wood" - always an escaped slave that must slay the old Rex Nemorensis in order to become the new King of the Wood. Needless to say the King of the Wood could apparently look forward to a lifetime of sleeping with one eye open. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:45:21 GMT 18569