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Saint-Joseph Abri

A rock-shelter (abri) dating from the Mesolithic into the Neolithic. Recent excavations have shown that Mesolithic hunter-gatherers were living near Neolithic farming communities, revealing an insight into the transitional "Neolithic Revolution".

Sybaris

Sybaris was an important city of Magna Graecia. It was situated on the Gulf of Taranto, in Calabria, Southern Italy, between two rivers, the Crathis (Crati) and the Sybaris (Coscile). The city was founded in 720 BC by Achaean and Troezenian settlers. Sybaris amassed great wealth thanks to its fertile land and busy port. Its inhabitants became famous among the Greeks for their hedonism, feasts, and excesses, to the extent that "sybarite" and "sybaritic" have become bywords for opulent luxury and outrageous pleasure-seeking.

Holmhead stone circle

New Recumbent Stone Circle discovered on a farm in the parish of Leochel-Cushnie in Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen Council site record . Newly discovered Recumbent Stone Circle on a farm, in the parish of Leochel-Cushnie in Aberdeenshire.

Some of the Best Megalithic Sites to see in South Korea

Here’s a look at some of the best and most impressive megalithic sites to visit in South Korea. South Korea is best known for its huge dolmens but it also has standing stones, rock art and also many historic sites to visit.

Clontygora

The sites of Clontygora are within just a few hundred metres of the Irish Border, something unfortunately in the news at the moment. Although somewhat mutilated, this court tomb is still very impressive, with most of the forecourt’s massive orthostats surviving. Similarly large sidestone delineate what is left of the gallery which has 3 chambers, the first of which has a slipped lintel and a large capstone over 3 metres long partly-supported by corbel-stones.

Grodzisko Cisownica

An Early Iron Age (possibly Late Bronze Age) defensive settlement located on the top of Góra Grodzisko in Cisownica. It was discovered by Bogusław Chorąży and Bożena Chorąży from the Historical Museum in Bielsko-Biała.

Ramsdale

On a spur of high ground this site has a superb view out across Robin Hood's Bay. There has been no known excavation and little is known about these three stones, so just enjoy the pictures.

Klazomenai

An Ionian city founded in the 7th century BCE and associated with the earlier site of Limantepe. Famous for its olive oil production. In Izmir Province, Turkey

Park House (West Allen)

Not marked on the OS map, we found reference to this stone in a local guide book about "Isaac's Tea Trail", a 36 mile walk through Alston and Nenthead, named after lead miner turned tea-trader, Isaac Holden. No-one seems to be sure if this stone is an old boundary marker, standing stone or even just an old gatepost, so we went to look for ourselves.

Visiting Uttarakhand and Nainital, jewel of the Himalayan foothills

People outside of India may not have heard of Nainital, but it is one of the most scenic places to visit in all of India. In the state of Uttarakhand to the north, Nainital nestles in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas at an altitude of 2,084 metres, It’s named after the Naini Lake, one of its primary attractions and has rail access via the popular hill station.