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Megalithic Portal News
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News and new discoveries from the Megalithic Portal
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London Stone
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.
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Northern Earth 121
Northern Earth 121 is out now. In this issue:
The Ness Gardens Contemporary Henge.
John Hills ongoing experimental project on Stonehenge goes public on the Wirral...
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Diepkloof
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.
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Palace of Amenhotep III
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.
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Cuneiform tablets, Seals and Tombs Unearthed in Syria
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.
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