Guide to the Megaliths of the Lot
Guide to the Megaliths of the Lot

Author: François Faille

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06-27

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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European megalithism dates mainly from the Neolithic and will last until the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) from 5000 to 2000 BC. Fifty thousand dolmens have been recorded in the world, including twenty thousand in Europe, although these are unevenly distributed according to the regions. The French department with the most dolmens is not found in Brittany or on the Atlantic coast as one might believe it! Finistère and Morbihan, the two departments with the most dolmens in Brittany, each have around 350 dolmens, where the south of France has several thousand. The Aveyron is the leader with about 1000 dolmens, followed by the Ardèche and the Lot with about 800 dolmens each. Megalithism developed where men could easily extract and transport large slabs of stone. In the Lot, former territory of Quercy, these technical constraints explain the concentration of megaliths on the Causses de Gramat, Saint-Chels and Limogne, limestone being the most commonly used material. This book presents the location, map in support, dolmens of the Lot department (46 - France) classified or listed as Historical Monuments.

The Old Stones
The Old Stones

Author: Andy Burnham

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2018-09-18

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 1786782030

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Winner of Current Archaeology’s Book of the Year Discover the iconic standing stones and prehistoric sites of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—this comprehensive, coffee table travel guide features over 750 must-see destinations, with maps and color photographs The ultimate insiders’ guide, The Old Stones gives unparalleled insight into where to find prehistoric sites and how to understand them, by drawing on the knowledge, expertise and passion of the archaeologists, theorists, photographers and stones aficionados who contribute to the world’s biggest megalithic website—the Megalithic Portal. Including over 30 maps and site plans and hundreds of color photographs, it also contains scores of articles by a wide range of contributors—from archaeologists and archaeoastronomers to dowsers and geomancers—that will change the way you see these amazing survivals from our distant past. Locate over 1,000 of Britain and Ireland’s most atmospheric prehistoric places, from recently discovered moorland circles to standing stones hidden in housing estates. Discover which sites could align with celestial bodies or horizon landmarks. Explore acoustic, color, and shadow theory to get inside the minds of the Neolithic and Bronze Age people who created these extraordinary places. Find out which sites have the most spectacular views, which are the best for getting away from it all and which have been immortalized in music. And don't forget to visit the Megalithic Portal website and get involved by posting your discoveries online. All royalties from this book go to support the running of the Megalithic Portal: www.megalithic.com.

The Old Stones of Wales
The Old Stones of Wales

Author: Andy Burnham

Publisher: Watkins

Published: 2019-01-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1786782413

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There are many hundreds of fascinating prehistoric sites in Wales, in some of the most beautiful locations in Britain, from mountaintop settings, such as at Bryn Cader Faner, to headlands with all-round sea views, as at Coetan Arthur, or on truly remote moorland, as at Bannau Sir Gaer. The road links between North and South Wales are not that great, so it's probably best to choose one or the other as a destination unless you are up for a lot of motoring. In North Wales, Anglesey has a particularly dense concentration of megalithic sites, with many in Gwynedd and Conwy to visit on the way. South Wales stretches from Monmouthshire to Pembrokeshire, where there is the biggest and best variety of sites, including the iconic Pentre Ifan with its capstone apparently delicately floating over its three massive uprights. The Old Stones of Wales is part of a series covering the megalithic and other prehistoric sites of Britain and Ireland. The series is published together as The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland, available as a book and an ebook.

Megalith
Megalith

Author: Hugh Newman

Publisher: eBook Partnership

Published: 2020-09-09

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1912706288

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How do you predict eclipses at Stonehenge? Why do the Carnac alignments follow geological fault lines? Why is Avebury precisely one seventh of a circle down from the north pole? Why are so many stone circles egg-shaped or flattened? What is the meaning of the designs in ancient rock art? Why do you have to wait nineteen years to visit the remote site of Callanish? What were the ancients up to? This book details our oldest and grandest buildings, our first temples, our earliest visual art, messages which are still relevant today. With eight authors, and packed with detailed information and exquisite rare illustrations, Megalith is a timeless and valuable sourcebook for anyone interested in prehistory.

The Inner Guide to the Megaliths
The Inner Guide to the Megaliths

Author: Alan Richardson

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781905713530

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Megalithic remains are still scattered across the countryside thousands of years after being built, and their meaning - like dreams - are often the subject of intense and varying interpretation. Ordinary folk have been unexpectedly touched by these ancient sites, had the most inexplicable experiences, and have felt their own lives enlarged. In the first book of its kind Alan Richardson has brought together a collection of astounding experiences from a cross section of people, including leading mediums, psychics, shamans, druids, exorcists, witches, remote viewers, magicians and mystics of every tradition - as well as ordinary day-trippers who have found that the ancient sites have in some way 'spoken' to them. More, he shows that not only are there are secrets buried within the countryside of every nation, which the mystics, mediums and magicians can help us find, but that there are secret places within the mind that are aligned to stars, and planets, energies and entities, and which - apparently - can take us across Time and within ourselves.The author's approach to the work was quite simple. As well as plundering published sources he sent flyers off to every interested party he could think of, taking in the full range of New Age beliefs. He asked them to send him details of their experiences at the ancient places, asked them to ask their friends, and assured them that he was not going to put them in competition, or mock or scorn. On top of this he also recruited the talents of several individuals from very different Traditions and went around specific sites with them, recording what - if anything - they saw at each place. He assured them that they would not be, at any point or in any way, in competition with each other, or under any pressure to perform, psychically.