Oxford Archaeology have recently given their website a complete facelift. In a bold move, visitors to their ‘old’ domain name www.oxfordarch.co.uk are redirected to http://www.thehumanjourney.net/ where the front page contains none of the usual blurb about the company, just a menu and a large showcase image, currently a “Study for the female heidelbergensis face based on the Broken Hill skull”. It’s a compelling and powerful image.
They have moved much of their content over to a Joomla CMS, and employ some other open source projects such as Gallery. We are promised much more innovation as part of their “Open Archaeology” programme.
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The Megalithic Portal have recently received their 20 millionth page impression since their launch in 2001. Well done guys!
If you’ve never visited the Megalithic Portal, it’s a website dedicated to standing stones, stone circles, all things megalithic, and interesting prehistoric (archaeological) discoveries. It’s a community-based website, with forums, picture gallery and a news system, which anyone can contribute to if you sign up to become a member.
There’s also an interactive map, so you can find out if there’s anything of interest locally. Their coverage isn’t just limited to the UK - although it does have a British and Irish focus, the whole world is covered.
If you’re a “megawrack” or just have a passing interest in prehistoric sites, you owe it to yourself to pay them a visit!