March 1999 index:
12 March 1999
- Stone Age ax found in Switzerland
- During underwater digging at a late Stone Age village in the site in Cham-Eslen, 15 miles south of Zurich (Switzerland), archaeologists have found a stone ax more than 6,000 years...
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- Miami Circle may be 2,000 years old
- Scientific evidence now proves that the site of the Miami circle (see Archaeo News no.3), a 11,6 meter (38-foot) wide stone ring believed to be a sacred site carved by...
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- Prehistoric altar found in China
- A team of Chinese and Japanese archaeologists has excavated a 6,000-year-old altar, believed to be the oldest ever found in China. The 2,200-square-foot altar, in the shape of an ellipse,...
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- Saving the Korean megaliths
- The Korean Peninsula has over 40 percent of the world's prehistoric stone monuments, which are also destroyed here at the fastest rate in the world. The World Megalithic Association (WMA),...
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- Tara: enormous henge found
- A huge circular structure, usually called a henge, has been discovered by archaeologists on Ireland's Hill of Tara, the former seat of the country's high kings, about 30 miles northwest...
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- Cyprus ancient settlement listed as World Heritage
- Cypriot neolithic settlement of Choirokitia has been inducted into the world cultural heritage list by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Another 29 sites from various states were...
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- First meeting of Stonehenge Steering Group
- Creating an environment for the monument at Stonehenge worthy of its status as a World Heritage Site is the top priority for the group given the task of realising the...
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- Puzzling circle unearthed beneath downtown Miami
- What is likely prehistoric ruins from an extinct tribe have been unearthed on land slated for a condominium high-rise in Miami (U.S.A.). The discovery of a perfect circle 38 feet...
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- Inverted tree found inside timber ring
- British Archaeology magazine reports that recent storms have eroded peat deposits on the Norfolk coast near Hunstanton (England), revealing a well-preserved ring of 54 posts set close together to almost...
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