In the mood for some archaology tourism?

November 12, 2018 10:24 PM

Here’s a huge directory of megalithic sites big and small around the world with maps, pictures, and news.
posted by bq (6 comments total)

Nostalgia! This is one of the first websites I linked to from my ancient blog about 15 years ago. It looks more sophisticated and comprehensive than it did then, but still has that old school internet feel. At the time I don’t think it had the particular standing stone in Wales I was looking for, but now it has so many sites in the area I have no idea which one it might be.
posted by Bloxworth Snout at 12:37 AM on November 13, 2018 [1 favorite]

Terrific! Best of the web indeed!
posted by Middlemarch at 1:49 AM on November 13, 2018 [1 favorite]

Bless you for this! I squealed aloud when I saw the title.
posted by orrnyereg at 7:08 AM on November 13, 2018

Update: I have visited this flint mine! It is rad.
posted by orrnyereg at 7:11 AM on November 13, 2018

Pretty cool, isn't it? There are a couple locations near me I am going to try to check out.
posted by bq at 8:52 AM on November 13, 2018

My family visited Carnac when I was 10. After studying the standing stones for some time, I announced to my parents that I had solved the mystery of why the people who had raised them did so: to confuse future generations! My parents were suitably impressed.
posted by homunculus at 7:09 PM on November 13, 2018