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Belas Knap long barrow, Gloucestershire

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 19 Nov 18

Belas Knap is a Neolithic long barrow that dates from around 3,700 BC. It is on a ridge of the Cotswold Hills (Cleeve Hill) high above the small town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. Belas Knap is what is known as a chambered...

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Ancient rock carvings

Torunn @Torunn (8606) • Norway 9 Oct 10

I had visitors from the UK and Switzerland some weeks ago, and while we waited for the plane from Switzerland via Copenhagen to arrive, I took the Brits to see some neolithic rock carvings. It's a really pretty...

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New stuff about a very old site!!!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 22 Jul 10

I love history, I think I've mentioned that before. And one of the COOLEST sites I've ever been to is Stonehenge. Now, they've discovered some new information about it using "radar"... I'm guessing its that ground penetrating...

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Neolithic human form from Scotland

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 22 Aug 09

Interesting little form from the Orkney island of Westray. The cool things about the Orkney islands is that there are very ancient Neolithic buildings there - so I guess it shouldn't be a big surprise that they continue to find...

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Could you hug your lover for 5,000 years or more?

Thomas73 @Thomas73 (1467) • Switzerland 13 Feb 07

A Neolithic couple, dating from 5,000 to 6,0000 years ago was recently found near the town of Valdaro, Italy. As you can see in the picture, they are locked into an 'eternal embrace', and the archeologists who discovered them...

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