Stone cross shaft of the early tenth century from East Stour, Dorset. The design is a 'tree of life' based on a vine. From the collection of the British Museum, London, England. This picture was taken with a hand held camera with no flash so the focus isn't brilliant.

Classe 1 – l’esercizio è proposto agli alunni della classe prima, dopo avere studiato l’arte preistorica. L’uomo presitorico raffigurava animali nelle pitture e nei graffiti [...]

Another ‘Stone Henge’ even bigger than the world famous heritage site and dating back nearly 5,500 years has been discovered by archaeologists. First hint of the Neolithic site was unearthed three years ago during construction for Crossrail in East Londo…

Dartmoor Photo Gallery, Clapper Bridge, Teignhead. Dartmoor is famous for its ancient clapper bridges. A clapper bridge is asically a large flat stone laid across a stream. Its about as basicas a bridge can get! This one is at Teignhead.

When the sun was setting at Gearrannan all the cottages seemed to glow yellow in the summer light.

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Athelstan (Old English: Æðelstān, Old Norse: Aðalsteinn; meaning "noble stone") is a young Anglo-Saxon Christian monk taken as a slave by Ragnar Lothbrok from the Lindisfarne Monastery. He is torn between Viking and Christian beliefs, and becomes an adviser and friend to both Ragnar and King Ecbert. Athelstan was born to Northumbrian parents who already had four sons and a daughter, and couldn't afford yet another child in their home. So, he was placed in the Lindisfarne Monastery. Eventually, A

A figure pocked with nail holes may represent a horse— Just 1.6 inches high, it was made by a master goldsmith who knew how to heat the metal almost to melting point to attach the tiny swirls. Many of the pieces in the Staffordshire Hoard are decorated using filigree, a technique which creates patterns by soldering lengths of twisted wire to a base plate. This sea-horse mount is one of the most remarkable pieces in the hoard decorated using this technique. The filigree work on it is astonishingly fine –a grain of rice is longer than three of the spirals which make up the decoration. The top terminal is shaped into a horse’s head, with facial features distinguishable by soldered bead style filigree outlining an eye and snout. The body then curves to form a sharp outward point, and then again to an end terminal, which looks to have broken off. Connected to the left of this is an extended piece of fashioned gold that may have been or part of an attachment. The body vertically divides into four columns that match its length, and within each is a continuous pattern of raised thin double coils in a filigree design. The reverse side has no decoration and is plain except for the impression of the eye and snout. There is some discussion as to whether this mount really represents a seahorse or not. Some experts argue that the Anglo-Saxons tended not to portray animals particularly realistically and that it is better to regard this mount a showing a stylised horse’s head. Others feel that the shape is so reminiscent of the species of seahorse that lives off the coast of Britain that the maker must really have intended to picture a seahorse Read more

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Runic stone, Uppsala, Sweden

The Pina Colada Garden - photos taken in 2006 and 2007. Last year my small garden was open to a couple of garden tours. I am eternally grateful that the tours were scheduled for 2006 rather than 2007 because this year my garden is limping along in recovery from a debilitating frosty winter that killed many of the sub-tropicals that I had optimistically planted in a fit of zonal denial. Below are several photographs that were shared with me from various garden photographers who took photographs during the spring and summer of 2006. My garden is slowly regaining its florific momentum, but it is taking its sweet time during our unseasonably cool spring . I anxiously await for my garden to resurrect itself to its former glory, but until then I am very fortunate to have such good friends who shared their garden photography with me. So here’s to the Pina Colada garden, it was served up frozen this winter but soon it will be simply shaken and ready to be served up once again. Below are several photos taken by California Sue of Dave’s Garden, Marion Brenner and Lee Anne White. With much appreciation, many thanks to your photographic talents. Below : The layout of the Pina Colada Garden - USDA zone 9a - Marin County Northern CA. Below: The front gate entry is flanked by blue glazed pots planted with papyrus, and succulents This photo below was taken by Saxon Holt for an article in Sunset Magazine A detail shot of the succulents - Lee Anne White photography Another shot taken of the front path. The color of the tile mosaic in this photo is very true to the actual color. After opening the front gate one is lead down the deep blue mosaic path. A small potager garden is planted to the right of the path and the succulent garden is planted to the left. Set in the succulent garden is ‘Carman Miranda’s Grandson, “ Frenchy “. This photo was taken this spring 2007. As you can see the boxwood frame around the potager was uneffected by the frost. A whole new seasonal batch of herbs and flowers are starting out. Same garden area, photo taken by Calif. Sue in 2006 on The Garden Conservancy Tour. As you pass past the potager the garden opens up to a small lawn and perennial border. At the end of the lawn area I had a larger than life size topiary worman standing under the Ash tree, her name is Buxom Bottom Busty Betty. She has a little succulent covered terrior dog to keep her company. As you leave the front yard , through an opening in the old redwood fence a path created from recycled cracked concrete takes you through the side yard Sculpture Garden. Looking back on the side yard A raku tile sculpture hanging off the redwood fence Some low fired ceramic “she nut “ sculptures Rounding the corner from the side yard into the back yard this is the first view that you have of the back yard garden. Photo by Lee Anne White - Looking down the back yard path with a Charles Grimaldi Brugmansi in the foreground. A three foot tall strawberry pot planted with The Guardsman Phormium. photo by Marion Brenner. One of the Pot Heads that are tucked in along the path. This photo taken by Calif. Sue was taken along the back yard path looking towards the greenhouse. A bed adjacent to the greenhouse. Planted with Alocasia, Canna, Heliconia, Agave attenuatta, Carex ‘sparkler’ and various succulents and palms. A photo by Sue that shows the trunk of a Red Banana and a tillandsia and plectranthus. A Marcia Donahue stone sculpted head sits in an antique Indonesian grain grinding mill surrounded by succulents. My outdoor dining and napping area. Rounding the corner to the south side succulent garden . This is pretty much the end of the Tour and my small yard garden space . Thanks for enjoying it with me.

Amazing photo of Australian-New Zealand sword-fighter Samantha Swords who won the longsword competition at the Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament. Samantha trains in Historic...

Archäologische Artefakte die in einigen Teilen der Stadt gefunden wurden, weisen darauf hin, dass das Gebiet schon in der Steinzeit bewohnt wurde. Urkundlich nachweisen lässt sich der Ort Dresden ( altsorbische Drežďany für Sumpfbewohner oder Auwaldbewohner ) seit 1206 in der Acta sunt her Dresdene. Es gibt keine Unterlagen über die Verleihung der Stadtrechte an Dresden. Möglicherweise wurden sie durch Wilhelm I im Dezember 1403 verliehen. 1485 wurde die Stadt herzogliche Residenzstadt der sächsischen Herrscher. Nach dem Stadtbrand 1685 wurde Dresden über die nächsten Jahrzehnte wieder aufgebaut und 1732 als 'neue Königliche Stadt' vollendet. Kulturelle Bedeutung erlangte Dresden unter Friedrich August I, der auch unter dem Namen August der Starke bekannt ist. 1918 wurde Dresden Hauptstadt des Freistaates Sachsens. Seit 1990 wird die im Krieg stark beschädigte und während des DDR Regimes starkt vernachlässigte Innenstadt mit ihren historischen Gebäuden wieder aufgebaut. Unteranderem die Frauenkirche, die im Oktober 2005 wieder eröffnet und geweiht wurde. Archaeological artifacts have been found in some parts of the town, indicate that the area was inhabited since the Stone Age. Documented evidence can be the place in Dresden 1206 in 'Acta sunt Dresdene'. There is no documentation regarding the award of city status in Dresden. Maybe they were given by William I in December 1403rd From 1485 Dresden was the ducal town residence of the Saxon sovereign. After the great fire in 1685 Dresden was rebuilt over the next few decades and 1732 as a 'new royal city' completed. Cultural significance Dresden gained under Friedrich August I, who is also known under the name of Augustus the Strong. 1918 Dresden became the capital of the Free State of Saxony. Since 1990, the badly damaged City in world war II and strong neglected innner city during GDR regime with his historic building, is rebuild again. Among other things, the Frauenkirche, which was reopened in October 2005 and consecrated. Johannes Heribert Pohl

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Runes are letters in a family of ancient alphabets known as runic alphabets. Runes were used as a method of communication across Scandinavia and in other Germanic nations from around the 3rd century CE to around the 13th century, when they were displaced by the Roman alphabet. Thousands of runic inscriptions can be found in stones, coins, and artwork Fehu: Possessions, Manifestation You are invited to define the meaning of prosperity for yourself. Materially, this is a fortunate rune, if you don't abandon yourself to other people's definitions of success. What resources, inner and outer, do you need in order to thrive in your personal journey? Seize them at all cost, and discard the rest. This is Rune of RIGHT NOURISHMENT Uruz: Strength, Endurance health and strength. Pressures arise which tear away everything except your essential nature, revealing levels of instinctive strength and self-knowledge untapped in less stressful times. Psychic bedrock is struck; you must respond decisively from your core, or be wounded. This is the Rune of ENDURANCE. THURISAZ: Force; Giant, Thorn In the circumstances you now face, enormous destructive power, neither good nor evil, is available to you. Although dangerous, it can defend that which is dear to your heart. You can choose whether to release its devastating force--and incur your choice's responsibility. This is the Rune of BLIND FORCE. ANSUZ: Signals, Omens A message is being transmitted to you through omens and natural signs, perhaps through some human channel or oracle. If you're fettered by your unconscious wishes and fears, they may distort that message. This is the Rune of OMENS. RAIDO: Wagon; Journey A Rune of rhythm and order, Raido counsels strategy and persistence. A demanding journey, literal or metaphorical, lies before you. You must proceed step by step, aware that natural laws govern all motion and that no shortcut, however tempting, will do anything but lengthen the journey. This is the Rune of RIGHT ACTION. GEBO: gifts and generosity. Partnership, Gift Any partnership must be bound together through a mutual exchange of gifts. Perhaps the exchange is material, but it may be mystical, mental, or sexual. Perhaps it is a gift of trust. This is the Rune of THE RITUAL OF COMMITMENT. WUNJO: Joy, Fulfillment joy and comfort. Knowledge and willpower now blossom into wisdom and illumination. You have matured spiritually, and unity is growing between your soul's inspiration and your daily life. Peace arises within you and is reflected in your relationship with the human family. This is the Rune of HARMONIOUS MERGING. HAGALAZ: Hail; Disruption Shock, too, is part of the great Pattern. Overwhelming events arise now, around you or within your unconscious, and demand radical responses. You must adjust your plans, perhaps change your course. Be wary of stubbornness; you cannot fight the Divine hand. Return to your spiritual center, let the dust settle, then refocus your will in the light of the new reality. This is the Rune of DISRUPTION. NAUTHIZ: Need, Self-Preservation Resistance within you may create your experience of resistance in the world. Where have you limited yourself? To what have you given so much power that it can cause you such pain? Claim the wisdom of patience and attend to what's needed now, or your hurt has no meaning. This is the Rune of the FORGING OF CHARACTER. ISA: Ice Progress is temporarily frozen. Take comfort in patience, stillness and caution. The blockage is not inside you but around you. Do not, however, relax your concentration; remain alert enough to detect the early signs of thaw. This is the Rune of WAITING. JERA: Harvest, Reaping ,a good harvest, You are in a cycle of events whose seasons must all be respected: sowing, cultivation and harvest. Well-planned right action, constancy and patience yield the best results and the most gentle evolution. This is the Rune of FRUITION. EIHWAZ: Defense, Striving Although you are facing a trial, you are protected. The skill you most need lies in trusting that protection. Unforeseeable power and wisdom await you if you avoid panic or precipitous overreactions. Be strong, and judiciously bold, and no harm should come to you. This is the Rune of TESTING. PERTHO: Fate, Secrets Although your circumstances may seem random, a group patterning beyond your comprehension is active in your life. You cannot grasp the flow of events because they involve the "Nornir"--the three Fates of past, present, and future--and because other lots than your own are being cast. This is the Rune of the WEB OF FATE. ALGIZ: Watchfulness, Protection Alertness, not defensiveness, is the best shelter. Be wary; watch for omens, which are plentiful now. Be fluid; avoid predictability and routine. Like the Elk, watch ceaselessly for rustles in the sedge grass. Danger seldom arrives unheralded. This is the Rune of WATCHFULNESS. SOWILU: Sunlight; Life Force Primal vitality is the issue now. The spark of life within you must be fanned and renewed. What feeds your spirit and your Self? What gives you joy and energy? Turn to those sources now, and restore your elemental enthusiasm for living. This is the Rune of WHOLENESS. TIWAZ: Warrior, Justice Conflict arises now, but the first battle you must face is within. Your primary enemy is your failure to face squarely your own trepidations, attachments and personal history. Only with that inner battle won can you see clearly what constitutes right action and justice in the outer battle. There, do not fear your own ferocity. This is the Rune of the WARRIOR. BERKANA: Growth, Goddess. In each person, the adolescent must die to make way for the adult. Drawing this rune indicates that a rite of passage is at hand. Something within you must be sacrificed to allow the birth or creation of the new. Mysteriously, mourning and joy now coincide. This is the Rune of TRANSITION. EHWAZ: Movement, Partnership As the leaping horseman must trust the mount, you too must now share your fate with some other force or person, leaping together across the abyss in a spirit of trusting self-abandonment. You and another power or entity face a common dilemma, resolvable only through the fusion of your alien natures and skills. This is the Rune of EFFECTIVE COOPERATION. MANNAZ: Individuation, Humanity Use intelligence, memory and reflection to integrate your inner self with its outer expression. Inauthenticity or falseness in your social position may interfere with your journey and that of others. The question, "What should I do?" is always rooted in the deeper question, "Who am I?" This is the Rune of INDIVIDUATION. LAGUZ: Water, Lake, The Sea The watery mysteries of death and rebirth surround you now. Something is dying, being ferried across dark primal waters. Release it. Something is quickening deep in the psychic womb of your soul, awaiting baptism. Flow now, surrendering old, burned-out patterns of living, all the while trusting the new birth even though it is still beyond comprehension. This is the Rune of RADICAL RELEASE. INGWAZ: Fertility, Beginnings, family, hearth and home, domestic bliss You have reached the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Complete what is past to make room for what's to come, then prepare a safe cocoon for your own gestation. This is the Rune of REBIRTH. OTHALA: Retreat, Roots Charging headlong into impossibility is foolish. 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Germany's answer to Stonehenge, Externsteine is a natural rock formation that has been altered by human hands. What was it used for? Does it hold special meaning?