The most recent pages, articles and additions to the site.

• (February, 2012)

• Landscape Zodiac/Mandalas (Article): The relationship between human consciousness and the landscape is exposed through the manifestation of landscape zodiacs, suggesting a primitive acausal dialogue with the cosmos, something still operating in eastern cultures such as the Buddhists and Hindus, who use mandalas as tools for enlightenment as well as enriching the landscape by positioning their temples in the shape of vast mandalas.     (Quick-link)

• (January, 2012)

• Tree-Lore: Sacred Trees (New Page): According to Jung, trees are a symbolic reference to the self. They are entwined into some of the earliest mythologies we have such as the 'World-Tree', or 'Tree-of-life', which are amongst the most common motif's from the ancient world. Regardless of any metaphysical connections, we depend on trees for our survival, but what more we can learn from them.     (Quick-link)

• The Etruscans (New Page): The Etruscan civilisation has for a long time been viewed as a mysterious culture with unknown roots but recent research has shown that they originated from the Middle-east. Although they borrowed the Greek alphabet and laid the foundations for the Roman empire, there is still much we don't know about them.     (Quick-link)

• Val Camonica (New Location): With over 300,000 reported Petroglyphs, this 90-mile long Valley has revealed rock-art from the Palaeolithic through to the Middle-ages. It is now considered the richest source of Rock-art in Europe, with images including ploughing, maps, animals, people, geometric shapes and spirals.     (Quick-link)

• Prehistoric Italy Homepage: (New Country). (Quick-link)

• Sardinia (New Location): One of the Jewels in the prehistoric crown of the Mediterranean. The Sardinian cultures appear to have borrowed different ideas to create their own unique set of megalithic structures which include the hundreds of 'Giant's Tombs, 'Nuraghi' towers and underground Sacred wells.     (Quick-link)

• 2012: The Mayan Prophecy: Well, here we are in 2012, called by many the 'End-time', of Mayan prophecy. As the inevitable hype and speculation increases, perhaps we should be asking ourselves what exactly it is that we are afraid of, and why the date has such a relevance to us today.    (Quick-link)

• (December, 2011)

• Adam's Calendar (New Page) This stone setting has been controversially proposed as the oldest human astronomical monument in the world. Perhaps it is time to have the site independently investigated.    (Quick-link)

• Bone Flutes (New Page) The numerous discoveries of bone flutes suggests an intimate relationship with music from our earliest origins. Bone flutes are found commonly from all around the prehistoric world, often with the same diatomic scale we use today.    (Quick-link)

• Hohle Fels (New Location) The Hohle Fels Cave system in Germany has revealed some of the earliest examples of art and music in Europe. Discoveries at the site include a bird-bone flute, Venus figurine, Lion-man, a carved and polished phallus, and several other beautifully carved ivory talismans and ornaments.    (Quick-link)

• Caral (New Location) The Caral-Supe culture in Peru is now recognised as a 'Mother culture' in the Pre-Columbian Americas. The Caral complex is one of 18 which include the first pyramid/platform structures, the first 'Quipu', music, and use of Coca.    (Quick-link)

• (November, 2011)

• 2012 - The Elephant in the Room. (Article). A look at the cyclic nature of catastrophe, the absences in the archaeological record and what we can learn from them. (Quick-link)

• Tres Zapotes: (New Location) One of three major Olmec Capitals, Tres Zapotes has revealed the earliest recorded 'Long-Count', coming  before and independent of the Mayans, as well sculptures of both bearded figures and stone heads with pronounced negroid faces. (Quick-link)

• Olmec Stone Heads: (Updated) The monumental Olmec stone heads have often been cited as proof of Old world-New world contact. Although there is no conclusive agreement on who they represented, the delicate artistry of the Olmecs leaves little doubt that they had a multi-cultural society (Quick-link)

• Petrospheres - Stone Balls: (New Page) What is it that inspires people to carve stone balls?. (Quick-link)

• (October, 2011)

• The Costa Rica Stone Balls: (Artefact) The hundreds of serene carved petrospheres in Costa Rica are said to date from approx. 200 BC to 1500 AD. At present, sadly only a handful remain in their original settings and they are now being considered for the coveted 'World  Heritage' Status by UNESCO. (Quick-link)

• Prehistoric Germany Homepage: (New Country). (Quick-link)

• Altamira, Spain: (New Location) The Altamira Cave-art was the first ever discovered in Europe. It is exceptional both for the use of colour and shading, and for the way in which the animal images were drawn into the natural features of the rock bringing them alive. (Quick-link)

• The Living Earth (Gaia): (New Category) Our relationship with the earth has changed considerably since prehistoric times. This section follows on the heels of Lovelock's revised theory of a 'living' earth, exploring our changing attitude to the planet and the likely response. (Quick-link) 

• The Baigong Pipes, China: (O.O.P.Arts) The metal pipes found in and around a cave in China have been hailed as an example of ancient alien technology. The Scientific explanation for them is that they are fossilised tree-roots, an idea with several reasonable contentions. The Jury is still out over these fascinating objects. (Quick-link)

• Recumbent Stone Circles (RSCs): (New Page) These important constructions are found in two isolated parts of Great Britain; The North-east of Scotland and the South-west of Ireland. In Scotland they have been shown to be accurate gauges for the 18.6 year lunar cycle, whilst in Ireland, they are have a Solar orientation. (Quick-link)

• (September, 2011).

• Goseck Henge: (New Location) The oldest known Solar Observatory in the world. This now fully restored Henge in Germany lies on the same latitude as Stonehenge and was built c. 5,000 BC, adding a new page to our understanding of prehistoric Archaeoastronomy. (Quick-link)

• Palaeolithic Wisdom: (New Category) The evolution of awareness. (Quick-link)

• The Dropa Stones: (Artefact) The modern myth of the 'Dropa' stones has gained eight since their discovery in 1938. The presence of two tribes of 'small' people in the area of their discovery, and a strong Chinese tradition of carving Jade Bi Discs makes it likely that the Dropa stones are nothing more than a myth. (Quick-link)

• Pyramids and the Underworld: (Article) Several recent discoveries at pyramids have revealed the thread of an ancient set of ideas that symbolically unites otherwise unconnected pyramids with the underworld, the deluge, the primal-mound, and our developing ideas of the afterlife and cosmology. (Quick-link)

• Tattooing in Prehistory: (New Page) More than one body has been found with what appear to be 'therapeutic' marks on them, relating to illnesses they carried while they were alive. The tattoo's found on the body of Ice-man Otzi have led to suggestions of a knowledge of acupuncture thousands of years before the Chinese realised it. (Quick-link)

• (August, 2011).

• Ancient Lenses: (Artefact) The discovery of over 400 ancient lenses has lent weight to the possibility that some at least, might have been used for astronomical purposes. Perhaps no coincidence that Babylonian texts refer specifically and accurately to celestial objects and details that are not available with the naked eye. (Quick-link)

• The Nebra Sky Disc: (Artefact) This unique discovery, which was long doubted as a fake is now recognised as a genuine artefact. It is also claimed to be a tool for measuring the solar year, and for calculating when to add an extra lunar month in order to tie in the solar and lunar cycles. It is the earliest representation of Pleiades. (Quick-link)

• Harmony of the Spheres: (New Page) Musical ratios have been observed in the movements of the planets, they have been recognised in important texts such as the Vedas or the Book of the Dead, and in constructions and myths around the ancient world.  (Quick-link)

• Science and Technology: (New Category) The long overdue ancient sciences homepage. (Quick-link)

• Waulud's Bank, England: (New Location) This largely unrecognised Henge structure sits on the St. Michael's Leyline, less than a mile from the prehistoric Icknield Way, and encompasses the source of the River Lea. (Quick-link)

• Chankillo, Peru: (New Location) The landscape observatory at Chankillo, Peru is claimed to be the earliest of its kind. The 'Thirteen Towers' built along the crest of a hill were used to calculate the solar year.  (Quick-link)