Posts tagged archeology
Saw the Uffington White Horse yesterday, gorgeous views at the top of the hill. The horse was a bit faded. The scheduled re-chalking yesterday was cancelled. I want to return once it’s been re-chalked.
Good walk, I passed dogwalkers along with the standard dose of robe wearing pagan/druids/wicans out celebrating spring with their ribbons.
Passed hoof prints on the way up the hill and saw a rider on a bay heading towards the chalk horse and then on down the hill.
Drove around Uffington village and saw lots of thatched roof cottages. A palomino pony and gig drove past the pub we ate lunch at. Lunch was a bit tense, I don’t like feeling like a tourist, not that I was alone, I’m sure everyone else was too but it still felt weird to me.
More on the archeological find in St. Andrews.
This is very cool, although I’m not that surprised.
Visited Stone Henge a couple of weeks ago. It’s the strangest thing, at first the stones look smaller than you would imagine but once you get up closer to them and realise that they are at least three times bigger than any of the Pictish standing stones, it kind of hits you how amazing it is. On a stranger note, it’s a wonderful place to catch some fresh air. I hope to revisit and do some hiking around the area at some point in the future.
The Pictish standing stone at Aberlemno kirk yard, in Angus, Scotland, depicts the battle of Nectansmere in 685AD.
I visited the Lascaux caves in France when I was a teenager. I saw the engraved images but sadly the part of the caves with the paintings was closed to the public for conservation reasons, which I understand. I was disappointed at the time though. However, now thanks to the internet you can visit the caves virtually. Check this out, it really is fantastic: http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/
(via Lascaux Caves, France)
