The International Blue Stone
Passed off as glacial erratics, bluestones were neither glacial, nor erratic. And they were only blue on special occasions.
#mounds:
Rotherwas Ribbon, Herefordshire, UK
Controversial from the moment of discovery, the 'enigmatic' Rotherwas Ribbon was quickly covered up.
Glenelg Serpent Mound, Scallasaig, Scotland
Its precise location is unknown. And its surviving folklore came from another resident of London's Cheyne Row.
Boyd County Serpent Mound, Kentucky, US
Boyd County serpent mound's neighbourhood shows serpent mounds may be associated with places called 'cat' or 'ket'
Warren County Serpent Mound, Ohio, US
Warren County serpent mound near Hamilton, Ohio, was apparently second only to the Great Serpent Mound in Adams County. Its controversies died when it was destroyed in the early 1970s.
Carn Brae Serpent Mound, Redruth, Cornwall
Britain's earliest recorded serpent mound is the cute curl at the right of this 1754 plan. Why no older references?
Skelmorlie Serpent Mound, Scotland
A carefully described serpent mound... which didn't make it into Scotland's Canmore database of ancient sites.
Loch Nell Serpent Mound, Scotland
A Scottish serpent mound with finds of flint and bronze knives. And folklore about battling giants.
Ortona Serpent Mound, Glades County, Florida, US
Ortona's serpent mound helps us question serpent mound narratives.
Grimsby Serpent Mound, Lincolnshire, UK
A map of pre-Victorian Grimsby helps us understand why mystery and mimic plays were suppressed.
Serpent Mound, Ohio, US
LIDAR image of Ohio's Serpent Mound. Native Americans say they didn't build it. Academics say they did.
Twists in the Tale of the Serpent Mound
Ohio's Serpent Mound seems to be the only serpent mound selected for tourism.
Fingerprints of the Clean Up Team - Part Three
Mass graves and hominid hugelkultur enabled agriculture and a new market economy.
Fingerprints of the Clean Up Team - Part Two
Steep-sided conical mounds appeared in 17th Century Britain and America. Most were quickly ploughed under.
Fingerprints of the Clean Up Team - Part One
In England and in the US barrows and mounds look like earth-covered food bowls.