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Explore Neolithic Portugal: The Museum That Brings Prehistory to Life

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · 28d

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's the first cromlech in Portugal to be discovered! You can't visit it, but you can read about it and see photos here:
prehistoricportugal.com/2025/09/crom...

A photograph of a horseshoe-shaped arrangement of standing stones

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Sep 7

For #StandingStoneSunday here's a photo of the absolutely gorgeous Cromlech of Portela de Mogos nestled in a cork oak forest in the Alentejo.

More about it here:
prehistoricportugal.com/2025/09/crom...

A photograph showing standing stones, menhirs, in the middle of a cork oak forest

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 29

If you prefer English:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgG_...

Como viviam os nossos antepassados? Visita ao Museu do Megalitismo em Mora

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 29

Venha visitar o Neolítico! Explore o Museu Interativo do Megalitismo na cidade de Mora. Vídeo em português (desculpem o meu sotaque estrangeiro!).
#Portugal #pre-historia #megalitico #neolitico #museu #Mora #Alentejo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHLh...

How an ancient cow’s tooth could help solve the mystery of Stonehenge

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · Aug 21

Yeah, this winds me up... nobody else would be able to get away with this.

The latest Stonehenge fairy tale: a thread. 1/2

The Indy (note direct quotes regarding Wales, bluestones etc): www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

#Archaeology 🏺

New evidence confirms link between Stonehenge and two quarries in Wales believed to be sources of Wiltshire landmark’s legendary standing bluestones

www.independent.co.uk

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 22

Come take a tour through the past! A trip to the #Megalithic Museum in the Alentejo is a springboard into an exploration of life (and death) in the #Neolithic.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgG_...

Explore Neolithic Portugal: The Museum That Brings Prehistory to Life

Ancient Stone Circle in Portugal: Discover the Cromlech of Fontainhas

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 17

Come visit it virtually:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwUI...

Ancient Stone Circle in Portugal: Discover the Cromlech of Fontainhas

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 17

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's a small but fascinating cromlech: Fontaínhas Cromlech. It's one of only a handful of cromlechs still standing in Portugal (all in the central Algarve).
Learn more here:
prehistoricportugal.com/2024/06/crom...

A photograph of six standing stones in a field: the Fontaínhas Cromlech of Mora, Portugal

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 15

I've also published an English version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwUI...

Alentejo Pré-Histórico: O Enigmático Cromeleque das Fontainhas

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 15

Venha visitar um dos cromeleques menos conhecidos de #Portugal: o Cromeleque das Fontaínhas! Um dos poucos círculos de pedras no #Alentejo, vale muito a pena a visita!
🗣️🇵🇹
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKO6...

No Country for Travellers?

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Richard Ansell @richardjansell.bsky.social · Aug 15

Rosemary Sweet and I have written a book about #18thc British travellers to Spain and Portugal, and I'm really happy it's now free to download here: uclpress.co.uk/book/no-coun... (hard copies also available!) #skystorians #c18th

No Country for Travellers? explores the rise and nature of British travel to Spain and Portugal between 1760 and 1820, across a region that is conventionally overlooked in studies of British travel to...

uclpress.co.uk

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 12

Take a virtual visit in this video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Ej...

Ancient Dolmens of Portugal: a visit to the Anta da Melriça

Menires do Alto da Cruz - Prehistoric Portugal

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 12

For #TombTuesday, here's the impressive Anta da Melriça just outside Castelo de Vide. It stands well over 3m tall and its capstone is easily 3m across.
Learn more here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/04/anta...

A photograph of the dolmen, the Anta da Melriça, standing in a field

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 11

It's not easy to find. I've got specific details and location on my website:

prehistoricportugal.com/2025/08/meni...

A group of six Neolithic menhirs, forming a cross. This is a unique shape in Iberia.

prehistoricportugal.com

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 10

For #StandingStoneSunday here is the Menhir of Alto da Cruz, a cup-mark festooned #standingstone (about 50 cupules!) in Portugal's Alentejo region. Does this stone show a link between prehistory and Roman times? Find out more (and visit its cruciform neighbours): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo9w...

Photograph of a standing stone in the Alentejo countryside

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks!

Portugal’s Megalithic Cross: The Mysterious Menhirs of Alto da Cruz

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 3

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's Iberia's only known cross-shaped alignment of standing stones: the Megalithic Cruciform of Alto da Cruz

More here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/08/meni...

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Aug 2

Come visit a unique but very obscure megalithic site in Portugal's Alentejo: a cross-shaped alignment of menhirs! The Cruciforme Megalítico do Alto da Cruz!

#megalith #standingstones #menhirs

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo9w...

A Neolithic Megalith in a Holiday Town: Visiting the Anta do Vale da Laje

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Jul 12

Come visit a Neolithic megalith and journey back in time to see what it was like when it was built!
#prehistory #prehistoric #Neolithic #megalith #megalithic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rQE...

Prehistoric Problems with Artificial Intelligence

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Jul 6

An experiment with using AI to help visualize ancient buildings reveals some interesting weaknesses and problems with machine learning!
#prehistory #AncientHistory #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozro...

Portugal’s only Prehistoric Cave Art: Inside the Gruta do Escoural

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Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Jun 28

The Gruta do Escoural is Portugal’s only known site of Paleolithic cave art, and it was later used as a Neolithic necropolis.

🎥 I got special permission to film inside. Come with me and explore this incredible ancient place.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygew...

Visiting a Neolithic Dolmen along Portugal's Tagus River: the Anta da Foz do Rio Frio

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Jun 21

This Summer Solstice, come visit a beautiful prehistoric site on a sunny hilltop along Portugal's Rio Tejo: the Anta da Foz do Rio Frio
#neolithic #dolmen #Megaliths #megalith #prehistory #prehistoric

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqt...

Prehistoric Portugal @prehistoricpt.bsky.social · Jun 10

Obrigadíssimo!