Megalithomania with Hugh Newman

Megalithomania

Exploring the megalithic arts and sciences

  1. Jul 18

    Gunung Padang and Sulawesi | Danny Hilman Natawidjaja | Megalithomania Podcast

    Dr. Danny Hilman Natawidjaja, an Indonesian geologist and pioneering researcher at Gunung Padang, joins Megalithomania to discuss the challenges of dating ancient archaeological sites using techniques such as seismic imaging, geophysical surveys and LiDAR, particularly in a landscape profoundly shaped by tectonic activity. Andrew Collins and I first explored Gunung Padang with Danny back in 2015, witnessing firsthand the remarkable site that would later spark worldwide debate. In this interview we revisit that research, including the controversial publication—and subsequent retraction—of Danny’s paper on Gunung Padang. The paper was withdrawn not because of any evidence of data fabrication or misconduct, but because of the far-reaching conclusions it presented, making it one of the most contentious episodes in recent archaeological publishing. We also explore underwater sites that link with the ancient stories of Sundaland, the lost continent of Indonesia - and look at the remarkable Megaliths of Sumatra and Sulawesi that Danny has explored in depth. Extra photos courtesy of Martin Gray Megalithomania Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mega-Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tours⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree

    Gunung Padang and Sulawesi | Danny Hilman Natawidjaja | Megalithomania Podcast

  2. Jul 1

    John Michell | Megalithomania Revisited | Artists & Antiquarians at the Old Stone Monuments | Mega 2007 | AUDIO

    The original 'Megalithomaniac' John Michell gave a fascinating account of the excavators, scientists, theorists and artists who have fallen under the spell of the stones for centuries and been infected by '"megalithomania". Based on his 1982 book of the same name. John gave the organisers permission and encouraged us to use the name 'Megalithomania' for the conference back in 2005 and every year we hold the 'John Michell Memorial Lecture' and dedicate the conference to him. This is just one of many lectures recorded at Megalithomania 2007 in Glastonbury. See the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ full line-up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Megalithomania ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠ Megalithomania ⁠Website

    John Michell | Megalithomania Revisited | Artists & Antiquarians at the Old Stone Monuments | Mega 2007 | AUDIO

  3. Jun 24

    Prof. Robert Temple | The Crystal Sun: Rediscovering a Lost Technology of the Ancient World | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO

    Prof. Temple provided evidence that magnifying lenses, telescopes, and optical surveying techniques existed from the time of Old Kingdom Egypt, with magnifying crystals known even in Predynastic times, circa 3300 BC, but unknown to modern archaeologists and historians. The science of optics and a sophisticated technology for the manufacture of lenses was widespread and fundamental in ancient times. It inspired awe in cultures who used it, so became encoded in their mythologies and religions. NOTE: Audio Only. Prof. Temple is author of a dozen challenging and provocative books including The Sirius Mystery, The Sphinx Mystery, Netherworld, The Crystal Sun, and The Genius of China. He is visiting Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and previously held a similar position at an American university. He has done archaeometric dating work and exploration of closed sites in Egypt and his research into historical accounts of the Sphinx is the first comprehensive survey ever undertaken.  www.robert-temple.com This is just one of many lectures recorded at Megalithomania 2007 in Glastonbury. See the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ full line-up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Megalithomania ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠ Megalithomania Website

    Prof. Robert Temple | The Crystal Sun: Rediscovering a Lost Technology of the Ancient World | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO

  4. Jun 9

    Ancient Gods, Extra Digits and the Mark of the Giants | Jim Vieira | Megalithomania Interview

    Jim Vieira is a stonemason, author, explorer, historical detective and former host of History Channel's Search for the Lost Giants (2014), Roanoke: Search for the Lost Colony (2015) and has featured on many other popular shows including Ancient Aliens and Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox. Jim is co-author of Giants on Record and The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain with Hugh Newman. He has appeared at conferences around the world including The A.R.E. Ancient Mysteries Conference, Contact in the Desert, and both Megalithomania and Origins in the UK, and has also been a guest on numerous podcasts and radio shows including Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, Danny Jones, and Fade to Black with Jimmy Church. His new book, Footprints of the Gods, co-authored with Greg Maestro is now out. www.jimvieira.com Megalithomania Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mega-Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tours⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree

    Ancient Gods, Extra Digits and the Mark of the Giants | Jim Vieira | Megalithomania Interview

  5. May 30

    Chris Street | Megalithic London: A Visionary Guide | Megalithomania 2007 | Audio

    Chris Street showed that many of London’s ancient sacred sites were linked in a precise geometric pattern; the same pattern that the megaliths of Stonehenge were laid out to over 5000 years ago. More info. NOTE: Audio Only. This is just one of many lectures recorded at Megalithomania 2007 in Glastonbury. See the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ full line-up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Megalithomania ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠

    Chris Street | Megalithic London: A Visionary Guide | Megalithomania 2007 | Audio

  6. May 21

    Robert Bauval | Nabta Playa and the Origins of Egypt | Megalithomania Interview | Audio

    Hugh Newman of Megalithomania interviews author Robert Bauval about Nabta Playa, the Giza Pyramids, African origins, archaeoastronomy, and megalithic Egypt. We discuss new evidence about the prehistoric origins of Egypt from his book Black Genesis, (co-authored with US physicist Thomas Brophy), and the agenda to keep the true origins of Egypt suppressed. NOTE: Audio only. Born in Egypt in 1948, Robert Bauval is the bestselling author of The Orion Mystery, Keeper of Genesis (with Graham Hancock), The Egypt Code, Breaking the Mirror of Heaven, Imhotep, The Secret Chamber, The Master Game (co-authored with Graham Hancock). His breakthroughs in alternative Egyptology have cause a storm in the academic world but helped unlock many secrets of the pyramid builders. Robert's website. Interview originally recorded in 2010 Megalithomania Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mega-Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tours⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Linktree

    Robert Bauval | Nabta Playa and the Origins of Egypt | Megalithomania Interview | Audio

  7. May 18

    Cheryl Straffon | Megalithic Mysteries of Cornwall | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO

    Cornwall is a strange and mysterious land, and also has the highest concentration of megalithic sites in almost all of Europe. Cheryl Straffon spoke about these sites, the anomalous phenomena experienced at them, and their possible meanings. NOTE: Audio Only. This is just one of many lectures recorded at Megalithomania 2007 in Glastonbury. See the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ full line-up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Megalithomania ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠

    Cheryl Straffon | Megalithic Mysteries of Cornwall | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO

  8. May 8

    Archaeoastronomy and Decoding The Long Man of Wilmington | Stuart Mason | Megalithomania Interview

    Hugh Newman of Megalithomania interviews Stuart Mason, author of The Long Man of Wilmington: Britain's Stonehenge of the East (2026). They discuss the mystery of archaeoastronomy and how the ancients aligned sites all across the planet, and then get into Stuart's latest discoveries of solstice and equinox alignments at the Long Man in Sussex. What he has found is as important as the solstice alignment of Stonehenge, as it marks a calendar throughout the solar year. Hugh and Stuart also discuss other sites that have a similar phenomenon, such as Karahan Tepe, Newgrange, and other ancient landscapes that incorporate this knowledge. Stuart Mason is a researcher, folklorist, author, and ancient landscape guide with over 30 years of experience studying archaeoastronomy and ancient cosmologies worldwide. His work focuses on lunar cycles, solstices, and long-term celestial patterns, and lived ion remote islands in the Pacific, where he learnt the indigenous systems of navigational astronomy. His focus now is on exploring how prehistoric monuments encode astronomical knowledge within mythic and ritual landscapes. Through field research, writing, and guided exploration, Stuart investigates the enduring relationship between land, sky, and sacred time. He spoke at Megalithomania in 2007, founded The Antiquarian Society in the same year, organised the Out of the Ordinary Festival in Sussex for many summers and his new book on the Long Man of Wilmington was launched at Megalithomania 2026. Website Megalithomania Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tours⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hugh Newman⁠

    Archaeoastronomy and Decoding The Long Man of Wilmington | Stuart Mason | Megalithomania Interview
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