#cup marks

[thesilicontribesman]

Roughting Linn Prehistoric Petroglyphs, Northumberland

[trollkatt]

Borrehall is an offering stone with cup marks - a so-called "elfmill"; älvkvarn in Swedish - in Jönköping, Sweden. This photo by Michael Nordström is from the 11th of May 2013.

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cup marks

[muspelheim71]

At Hunebed D3 and its 'twin brother' D4, located on the Steenakkers on the Schutsweg in south of Midlaren, the Netherlands.

Built between 3400 and 3100 BCE and attributed to the Funnelbeaker culture.

In 1870, the remains of the mounds were excavated, revealing pots and three flint axes.

In 2003, pottery from the time of the was found under the floor of the nearby barn of the small farm.

In 2018, cups marks were discovered on this dolmen.

[siliconpoems]

‘Proto-Story XI’ Artwork (Watercolour, Salts, Inks and Digital Art), Winter 2021/22.

This artwork is part of a series of pieces inspired by UK prehistory.

[theoldstone]

Atlit Yam is an ancient submerged Neolithic village off the coast of Israel. Dated to approximately 6900 BCE, the site is approximately 8900 years old. A series of underwater excavations have uncovered rectangular houses, shipwrecks, walls, human remains, flints, stone artifacts, arrowheads, axes, and even several megaliths with cup marks carved into them (including a stone circle).

Evidence of piles of fish ready for trade indicate that the settlement was suddenly abandoned, and a concurrent study of Mount Etna revealed that some 8500 years ago the eastern flank of the mountain collapsed. This may have been the cause for the sudden evacuation, as the mountain’s partial collapse would have resulted in a 40-meter tall tsunami along the Mediterranean coast.

[dun-scathach]

Phobull Fhinn with its beautiful heather moorland, North Uist, Western Isles - this stone circle stands on the slope of a hill looking east over Loch Langais, with the mass of Beinn Langais in the distance. The name loosely translates as ‘Finn’s People’, a reference to the mythical warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill. The circle is composed of at least 48 stones, with a pair of portal stones forming an entrance at either end. Only one of the stones is really prominent (2.2 metres) and many have fallen. The circle is set upon a manmade terrace, made by cutting into the slope of Beinn Langais on one side and building up the slope on the other to create a fairly level platform. The circle is actually an oval shape, about 37 metres by 30 metres, with the longer side running east to west.

[thesilicontribesman]

Drumtroddan Prehistoric Petroglyphs, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway