roc
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Re: Blogs and websites of possible interest
Dec 12, 2009, 11:23
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I'm posting this too late, I know, to be of any use to Vicster's April trip to France.
But others thinking of heading down to 'Le Midi' might be interested in looking into our particular corner of the megalithic world : the dolmens of the Languedoc and Pyrenees. And while our departement may not have the sheer quantity of 'old stones' that others do - we can claim two of the largest dolmens, and the biggest menhir in southern France [and one of the largest in Europe, at 20 feet and 50 tons]. Size might matter to some - but measurements are only one aspect of the story.
The flux of life of the Pasteurs des Plateaux, those late Neolithic/Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age hill-tribes that peopled the slopes of the Cevennes, the Causses of Languedoc, the Garrigues of Roussillon and the Soulanes of the Pyrenees, can be traced through their dwellings and workshops and burial places, from high up in the mountains of Cerdanya, to close by the lagoons of the Mediterranean (where seeds of cannabis sativa and opium have been found in Neolithic ports . . .).
Most of the sites I research are small and unimpressive compared to some of the well-trodden places of northern Europe.
My aim is to find them - using maps and satellites, occitan/catalan etymology and toponymy, internet and local historians, folk history and 'Victorian gentleman-scientists' - and to write about them before they disappear.
Discovering where these peoples were buried is one thing. Answering Vicster's memorable question: "Where the bloody hell did they live?" - is just as fascinating - and I'm now getting to grips with a whole other connected range of research.
If any of this interests you, then please visit www.dolmen.wordpress.com
Roc [ Richard, in the Languedoc ]
NB Try www.geoportail.fr if you are interested in France. It's the national map service online, with a changeable scale, and fadeable maps, and a 3D function that lets you fly around on a mapped GoogleEarth-type interface.
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tjj
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Edited Dec 16, 2009, 13:47
Re: Brian Kerr's Photographs
Dec 16, 2009, 13:38
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I have had this website on my desktop shortcuts for some time; it is Brian's photographs that appear on the front and rear cover of Stan Beckensall's book Prehistoric Rock Art in Britain
Superb!
http://www.briankerrphotography.co.uk/index.htm
tj
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rockartuk
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Re: Brian Kerr's Photographs
Dec 16, 2009, 14:11
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Good choice, tjj!
Brian contributed also hundreds of photos to BRAC.
He is a master of side-flash rock art photography, bringing out the faintest carvings....... some sort of miracle.
Cheers,
Jan
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tjj
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Re: Pecsaetan
Dec 23, 2009, 18:32
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A great new website dedicated to South Yorkshire and Derbyshire
http://pecsaetan.weebly.com/index.html
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Branwen
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Edited Dec 27, 2009, 15:06
Re: Blogs and websites of possible interest
Dec 27, 2009, 15:04
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http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/
Has a search engine that will access multiple collections, including RCAHMS.
Search results listed at bottom of page is slightly confusing at first, as it looks like no results have been returned at first, on my little netbook screen, anyhow. Might look better on the big screen when I try.
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moss
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The megaliths of Weris - Belgium
Dec 27, 2009, 15:59
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Whilst pottering around the word 'puddingstone', living rocks and pagan
came across this link of puddingstone megaliths in Belgium. Will put it on the Belgium site, as no one, as yet, has added to the site.....
http://www.sacred-sites.org/preservation/megalith.html
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tjj
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Re: The Moon and Ancient Calendars
Dec 30, 2009, 01:23
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A fascinating astronomy site belonging to Robin Heath - who worked in close collaboration with John Michell.
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/moonheath.html
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tjj
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Edited Dec 30, 2009, 11:47
Re: The Moon and Ancient Calendars
Dec 30, 2009, 11:44
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tjj wrote:
Rather than edit the above post I should just like to add a cautionary note:
I understand that some astro-archaeologists refute the maths in the above article with given that no-one ever bothers to check their accuracy. This I totally accept but reading through the article has helped a 'novice' such I myself to understand some of the debates that take place on this forum.
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tiompan
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Re: The Moon and Ancient Calendars
Dec 30, 2009, 12:19
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tjj wrote: tjj wrote:
Rather than edit the above post I should just like to add a cautionary note:
I understand that some astro-archaeologists refute the maths in the above article with given that no-one ever bothers to check their accuracy. This I totally accept but reading through the article has helped a 'novice' such I myself to understand some of the debates that take place on this forum.
The dodgy stuff is elsewhere June , that essay is fine .
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Littlestone
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Isle of Albion
Jan 02, 2010, 23:04
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http://www.isleofalbion.co.uk/
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