Apech Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Just visited this site http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/portocromleqdosalmendres.htm called Almendres near Evora Portugal. The earliest parts are dated to 6000 BC and its the oldest stone circle in the Iberian Peninsula. Thought it was about time we had a thread on ancient sites on TBs so here it is. ... pics I took of this site. Post something about a site that has impressed you. Edited October 30, 2014 by Apech 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dust Posted October 30, 2014 Very cool. And a beautiful site. I hadn't heard of it, or anything similar in Europe... other than Stonehenge! (and another I recently visited) I recently had the pleasure of visiting Bodmin Moor. The moors are odd places! There, there is a "natural formation" called the Cheesewring, and stone circles called The Hurlers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesewring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hurlers_%28stone_circles%29 I got a couple of shots of the Cheesewring, though not the Hurlers unfortunately. I'm convinced that the Cheesewring is actually man-made, as it would have to be an incredible freak of "natural geology", and there are (as you'll see below) at least one or two rocks that have been carved.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted October 30, 2014 That's a very interesting site you visited Apech, and a good website to accompany it. Thanks. The forests here are swimming in 3,000 year-old celtic ringwalls and bruial mounds. Many are ummarked, but many others can be found on hiking maps. Some are quite huge, but completely overgrown, which only adds to their beauty as far as I'm concerned. Some have been excavated and include information for tourists. Most of the old chuches here were of course erected on larger celtic sites. About a 45-minute drive me is a spot in the forest called "Druidenhain" which translates to Druid Glade (or is it a grove? I'm not sure. Maybe it's something else). Here, it's got a wiki page, albeit in German, but there are pics to click at the bottom: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druidenhain The history is unclear but it's been believed for centuries to have been a druidic sacred grounds of some sort. It most certainly has a vibe to it and I've been there often, including overnights under the open sky. If I were to ever get a visit from a Tao Bum, this is one of the places I'd take him or her :-) edit: I had opened this link earlier but failed to look at it. This is webpage someone put together after a day's trekking around one area with over 30 burial mounds. Here's what they look like, dating from 1700-500 BCE: http://www.kult-urzeit.com/2014/04/grabhuegel-muenzinghof-velden-franken.html And there are always ringwalls in the areas where these mounds are, but they're not always easy to discern. It's surmised, but can never be proven 100%, that the walls were meant to keep the spirit(s) confined to the area of the mound or mounds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted October 30, 2014 Judaculla Rock is in my neck of the woods (along with a bunch of other "power spots") and is probably 4 or 5 thousand years old. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Just posting this for general interest: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/prehistoric-rock-art-visit-around-world-180952989/?no-ist ... I went to Altamira (pic number 3 on slideshow) a few months ago ... you can only see replicas of the caves but still impressive. Just thinking how universal this thing of making a hand imprint is ... wonder why. Keep the pics of places near you coming ... (please)!!!! Edited October 30, 2014 by Apech 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Just thinking how universal this thing of making a hand imprint is ... wonder why. 'people are here' ... no other animal can do that . It also seems to be a type of signature or 'roll call' (an initiation site has various numerous different size and shaped ones). In some cases it might be just a sig, like some need to carve their name into something when they visit a special place. Also, on an increase site, the majority of hand prints fan out from the central feature or fissure / crack in the rock: Edited October 30, 2014 by Nungali Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) here is a fav. I havent visited it - but I want too ! Nawarla Gabarnmang site - the oldest rock art found in Australia http://www.usq.edu.au/news-events/News/2012/06/oldestart Edited October 30, 2014 by Nungali 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dust Posted October 31, 2014 Beautiful. Cave paintings are very cool. I'd love to see Lascaux: http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/?lng=en#/fr/00.xml http://artetempo.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/gruta-de-lascaux-franca.html I don't believe I've seen a painting in my life that surpasses the beauty of some of these images, or a mural that surpasses the beauty of the whole 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted October 31, 2014 These look fun http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/incredible-rock-houses-and-underground-cities-cappadocia-001394 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallum Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks for posting this topic! I'm actually planning a trip to England (mainly) and Europe in about a year, with the intent on visiting ancient sites of spiritual significance. Hopefully I can get some ideas from this thread. I've already been to Stonehenge and Avebury, but will visit them again anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) Mutitjulu - Uluru Edited November 1, 2014 by Nungali 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted October 23, 2015 only going back to maybe 321 bce, not as ancient a site as i generally like to investigate, however, this is an interesting piece of construction. http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/08/07/rethinking-ohios-history-serpent-mound-older-some-its-dirt-156268 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tung Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) 5qnu8XrgpJA Not realy on topic but, thows nice pictures remided me, this is just amazing. Edited October 23, 2015 by Tung 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 23, 2015 Judaculla Rock is in my neck of the woods (along with a bunch of other "power spots") and is probably 4 or 5 thousand years old. You call that a rock ? THIS is a rock ( the biggest one in the world - Mt Augustus , Western Australia ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 23, 2015 Just posting this for general interest: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/prehistoric-rock-art-visit-around-world-180952989/?no-ist ... I went to Altamira (pic number 3 on slideshow) a few months ago ... you can only see replicas of the caves but still impressive. Just thinking how universal this thing of making a hand imprint is ... wonder why. Its the species 'signature' . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
