Stonehenge is i of the most iconic prehistoric monuments inwards the world. Every twelvemonth it is visited yesteryear over 1.5 1000000 people. I wonder how many of those visitors view whatever of the other 300 strange Neolithic as well as Bronze Age barrows that are inside walking distance of Stonehenge.
One agency to appreciate the astonishing prehistoric landscape or as well as then Stonehenge is yesteryear exploring the Stonehenge Barrow Map. This Google Map shows the place of prehistoric barrows inwards the vicinity of Stonehenge. While it powerfulness non move the same every bit visiting the barrows inwards somebody the Google Maps aerial thought does order a unique perspective on these prehistoric sites as well as reveals some features that aren't e'er apparent on the ground.
The barrow markers on the map are color-coded yesteryear how they are grouped yesteryear Richard Colt Hoare inwards his 'The Ancient History of Wiltshire'. The map every bit good has a search facility which allows yous to search for barrows yesteryear mention as well as yesteryear other criteria, such every bit what artifacts were flora inwards them. You tin detect out to a greater extent than most private barrows yesteryear clicking on its marking on the map. This volition opened upward an information window containing descriptions from 19th-century as well as modern-day researchers. It every bit good includes links to relevant enquiry & websites as well as to photographs of the artifacts discovered inwards the selected barrow.
Historic England's 2002 National Mapping Project of Stonehenge added some other 539 of import archaeological sites or as well as then Stonehenge. About 30 part of the newly discovered sites were prehistoric or Roman inwards date. These included telephone ditches, champaign systems, circular barrows as well as enclosures of diverse forms dating from prehistory.
You tin directly explore as well as download enquiry reports from the Stonehenge NMP for 46 of the most of import novel historic sites discovered or as well as then Stonehenge, The Stonehenge World Heritage Site Landscape Map allows yous to thought aerial imagery of these 46 NMP listed sites, acquire to a greater extent than most each site as well as download each site's report.
All 46 sites tin move navigated to from the map sidebar or yesteryear clicking on the numbered markers on the map. When yous conduct a site from the sidebar or map, the map zooms to exhibit the listed site as well as information for the site is displayed inwards the map side panel. H5N1 link to download the private site's NMP study is every bit good provided inwards the map side panel.
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