The Cromeleque da Portela de Mogos is a beautiful stone circle standing in a cork oak forest in Portugal's Alentejo. It's only 12km from the famous Almendres cromlech but this one is famously unknown! Take a virtual visit by video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5H3... #StandingStoneSunday

The Cromeleque do Vale d'El Rei, is almost completely unknown. This small horseshoe of menhirs is on private property and closed to the public. If you want to visit, you have to watch my video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFNV... #StandingStoneSunday #StandingStones

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's the first cromlech in Portugal to be discovered! You can't visit it, but you can read about it and see photos here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/09/crom...

For #StandingStoneSunday here's a photo of the absolutely gorgeous Cromlech of Portela de Mogos nestled in a cork oak forest in the Alentejo. More about it here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/09/crom...

Venha visitar o Neolítico! Explore o Museu Interativo do Megalitismo na cidade de Mora. Vídeo em português (desculpem o meu sotaque estrangeiro!). #Portugal #pre-historia #megalitico #neolitico #museu #Mora #Alentejo www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHLh...

Yeah, this winds me up... nobody else would be able to get away with this. The latest Stonehenge fairy tale: a thread. 1/2 The Indy (note direct quotes regarding Wales, bluestones etc): www.independent.co.uk/news/science... #Archaeology 🏺

Come take a tour through the past! A trip to the #Megalithic Museum in the Alentejo is a springboard into an exploration of life (and death) in the #Neolithic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgG_...

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's a small but fascinating cromlech: Fontaínhas Cromlech. It's one of only a handful of cromlechs still standing in Portugal (all in the central Algarve). Learn more here: prehistoricportugal.com/2024/06/crom...

Venha visitar um dos cromeleques menos conhecidos de #Portugal: o Cromeleque das Fontaínhas! Um dos poucos círculos de pedras no #Alentejo, vale muito a pena a visita! 🗣️🇵🇹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKO6...

Rosemary Sweet and I have written a book about #18thc British travellers to Spain and Portugal, and I'm really happy it's now free to download here: uclpress.co.uk/book/no-coun... (hard copies also available!) #skystorians #c18th

For #TombTuesday, here's the impressive Anta da Melriça just outside Castelo de Vide. It stands well over 3m tall and its capstone is easily 3m across. Learn more here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/04/anta...

For #StandingStoneSunday here is the Menhir of Alto da Cruz, a cup-mark festooned #standingstone (about 50 cupules!) in Portugal's Alentejo region. Does this stone show a link between prehistory and Roman times? Find out more (and visit its cruciform neighbours): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo9w...

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's Iberia's only known cross-shaped alignment of standing stones: the Megalithic Cruciform of Alto da Cruz More here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/08/meni...

Come visit a unique but very obscure megalithic site in Portugal's Alentejo: a cross-shaped alignment of menhirs! The Cruciforme Megalítico do Alto da Cruz! #megalith #standingstones #menhirs www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo9w...

Come visit a Neolithic megalith and journey back in time to see what it was like when it was built! #prehistory #prehistoric #Neolithic #megalith #megalithic www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rQE...

An experiment with using AI to help visualize ancient buildings reveals some interesting weaknesses and problems with machine learning! #prehistory #AncientHistory #AI #ArtificialIntelligence www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozro...

The Gruta do Escoural is Portugal’s only known site of Paleolithic cave art, and it was later used as a Neolithic necropolis. 🎥 I got special permission to film inside. Come with me and explore this incredible ancient place. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygew...

This Summer Solstice, come visit a beautiful prehistoric site on a sunny hilltop along Portugal's Rio Tejo: the Anta da Foz do Rio Frio #neolithic #dolmen #Megaliths #megalith #prehistory #prehistoric www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqt...

Neste Dia de Portugal, um breve resumo da pré-história de nosso país (em português, com certeza!). #Portugal #prehistoria www.youtube.com/watch?v=b00S...

Across Portugal, a few prehistoric megalithic tombs were transformed into chapels. They still serve as places of worship today. 🕊️ A peaceful Sunday reminder that some ground has always been holy. 🎥Come visit them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm1R... #Megaliths #AncientArchitecture #SacredSites

Hidden among high-rises and motorways near Lisbon lies a hidden ancient megalith. The Anta de Monte Abraão is the first stop in my 3-part series on the Antas de Belas: prehistoric dolmens tucked into Portugal’s urban sprawl. #megalith #megaliths #dolmen #Portugal www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE0T...

At 7.5m tall, the Menir da Meada is the tallest menhir in all of Iberia. And it's been dated to 5,000BC, possibly the oldest one dated. Come visit it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvh... #StandingStone #StandingStoneSunday

In Portugal's Upper Alentejo countryside lies the Megalithic Park of Coureleiros: a cluster of several Neolithic dolmens, some nearly lost to time. Come explore what’s left of these ancient tombs …and what they still have to tell us! #megalith #standingstones www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrE3...

Geralmente escrevo artigos e gravo vídeos em inglês. Porquê? Na verdade, tenho uma boa razão para isso. O que acha? #Portugal #prehistoria #prehistorico #megalitico #megalitismo #pré-histórico #PortugalAntiga www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt6X...

On a rocky ridge on the Setúbal peninsula, lie some of Portugal’s most extraordinary Neolithic tombs: the rock-cut caves of Quinta do Anjo. Carved by hand over 5,000 years ago, these ancient burial chambers still impress and amaze. #TombTuesday #Neolithic #Megaliths www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4ha...

For #TombTuesday come visit a gorgeous dolmen above the Tejo River in the heart of Portugal #megalith #megalithictomb #dolmen #Portugal www.youtube.com/watch?v=8io6...

This #TombTuesday I'm grateful that yesterday when Portugal had a massive nation-wide powercut, I was out in the countryside admiring this gorgeous dolmen in the sunshine, surrounded by wildflowers. No electricity needed! #Portugal #megalith #megalithictomb

The ornately carved Menir 3 of the Vilarinha alignment (in the Algarve) is in the Silves Museum for preservation. There's an imposter standing in for it on locale! Read more here: prehistoricportugal.com/2024/05/menh... #StandingStoneSunday #StandingStones #menhirs #megalith

What do you call a megalithic tomb that isn't that anymore? The Anta dos Pombais is a dolmen that was repurposed into a farm shelter, so it's now a prehistoric/modern hybrid. #megalith #megalithictomb #dolmen #prehistoric #Portugal www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VUs...

If you have never been to the megaliths they are worth the visit. #Évora rufusbutterworth.substack.com/p/evora-mons...

Duas visitas gratuitas aos lugares pré-históricos e megalíticos no concelho de Sintra. #Portugal #Sintra #prehistórico #megalítico sintranoticias.pt/2025/04/19/d...

Come visit the Menir da Meada: the tallest standing stone in Iberia, and (possibly) the oldest in the world! #StandingStoneSunday #Portugal #megalith www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvh...

For #tombtuesday here's a stunner of a dolmen: the Anta do Barrocal, in Évora district. Read more here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/04/anta... #megalith #megalithic #Portugal #dolmen

This is a very damaged dolmen, but a visit to it lets us think about the depth of time and the beauty of walking along rarely-traveled country lanes. #StandingStoneSunday #dolmen #Portugal #CasteloDeVide www.youtube.com/watch?v=buT2...

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's a photo of the impressive Anta da Melriça, a dolmen in Portugal's Castelo de Vide municipality that stands over 3m tall! Video visit here: youtu.be/A8EjQfM6k7c?... #megalith #dolmen #prehistory

Come take a visit to an enormous dolmen in Portugal! The Anta da Melriça is a beautiful megalithic structure that is over 3m tall! #megalith #megalithic #dolmen #Portugal #prehistoric www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Ej...

For #tombtuesday, come take a virtual visit to a neolithic dolmen that was used for centuries. The Anta do Sobral is a gorgeous dolmen in the megalith-rich municipality of Castelo de Vide. #megalith #dolmen #prehistoric #Portugal www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y05...

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's a gorgeous Neolithic dolmen just outside Castelo de Vide, on the Eastern edge of Portugal: the Anta do Sobral. More info, photos & video here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/03/anta... #megalith #megalithic #dolmen #Portugal

OK, I know I'm "officially" only supposed to post prehistoric stuff, but Conimbriga is a really amazing Roman site. Truly a wonderful archaeological treasure, and I'm glad it's going to expand!

Foram décadas de negociação com os privados vizinhos do sítio arqueológico mais emblemático do país, que preserva uma antiga cidade romana. Desde a década de 80 que não há uma melhoria do espaço.

A visit to the Tholos do Barro, outside Torres Vedras, Portugal. There are ~60 tholoi in Portugal, but not (yet!) well studied. This one is in good shape and in a gorgeous location! #megalith #Portugal #megalithic #prehistoric #prehistory www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW7Q...

For #TombTuesday a new post: the Chalcolithic Tholos do Barro is an enormous tomb, 6m in diameter. It has a gorgeous view out over the countryside outside Torres Vedras, Portugal. Read about it here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/03/thol...

It's a day early for #TombTuesday but it's #StPatricksDay2025 - and so here's a photo from Ireland's famous Newgrange with its exquisite entrance stone. Happy #StPatricksDay from Portugal! Feliz Dia de São Patrício! ☘️

For #StandingStoneSunday here's a mystery - not the usual prehistoric kind, but one of modern making! The ornately carved menhir seems to be in two places at once. Or does it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJOM...

For #TombTuesday here's a "visit" to a shattered Portuguese dolmen. The history of the Anta da Pedra dos Mouros may not be a happy one, but there is much to learn from its story! #Prehistory #Portugal #megalith www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ew...

For #StandingStoneSunday, here's a lovely little menhir from Caramujeira (Algarve, Portugal) that's being housed in a museum in Silves. It sports some gorgeous serpentiform carvings! #Portugal #menhir #menir #Algarve #megalith More about the museum here: prehistoricportugal.com/2024/05/silv...

Vera Leisner (& her husband, Georg) was a giant in the field of prehistoric archaeology: excavating and analysing megalithic structures around Portugal for decades. Read more about this amazing woman here: ophiussa.letras.ulisboa.pt/index.php/op... #internationalwomensday #megaliths #archaeology

Come with me on an exploration of the shattered dolmen, the Anta da Pedra dos Mouros. It touches on the history of archaeology, mythology, land ownership, and the ravages of modern construction. #dolmen #megalith #prehistory #prehistoric #Portugal www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ew...

One of my favourite images of the Anta do Monte Abraão, standing tall (3m high!) in the sun, surrounded by yellow wildflowers. In the background, the Sintra Mountains. A gorgeous dolmen surrounded by urban development. #StandingStoneSunday Read more here: prehistoricportugal.com/2025/02/anta...

For #FossilFriday, here's my favourite type of fossil: ichnofossils! The Natural Monument of Lagosteiros has some fabulous dinosaur footprints in a beautiful corner of Portugal right on the ocean. #ichnofossils #Prehistoric #Portugal Read more here: prehistoricportugal.com/2023/11/lago...