How much do we know about Stonehenge? Less than we think. And what has Stonehenge got to do with the Ice Age? More than we might think. This blog is mostly devoted to the problems of where the Stonehenge bluestones came from, and how they got from their source areas to the monument. Now and then I will muse on related Stonehenge topics which have an Ice Age dimension...
THE BOOK
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Stunning images from Novaya Zemlya
I've always been attracted by Novaya Zemlya -- two huge and very mysterious islands in the Arctic. off the coast of Russia, with a vast expanse of glaciated terrain and very active glaciers. Because this was a nuclear testing zone in the Cold war, and because there are still sensitive military installations in secret locations, we have not seen many images of the islands in the past. But with the advent of satellite photography nothing much can be kept secret, and these images have appeared on the web, along with many others.
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