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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Dr. Keith Critchlow discussed the Scottish Platonic stone spheres that were created 1000 years before Plato and Pythagoras, as well as secret codes hidden within stone circles. Evidence of geometry being the art of the ‘ever true’ as Socrates described it.
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An in-depth exploration of two of the most megalithic ancient structures in Egypt - the Valley Temple at Giza and the mighty Osirion at Abydos. Similar structures, but each with their own unique features, we take a detailed walk around both of these locations. These are some of the most precisely made granite structures found anywhere, with massive single piece blocks weighing up to and beyond 70 tons, perfectly fitted together without mortar.
Video Swapcast featuring Ben from Uncharted X, Brothers of the Serpent Podcast and Hugh Newman from Megalithomania.
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Paul explored some of his research from his book 'The Green Man and the Dragon'. He examined the myths and legends of St.George and how it related to the 'Green Man', the landscape and earth energies.
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We look forward to seeing you all once again at the Megalithomania Conference in Glastonbury on May 9th - 10th 2026 celebrating our anniversary of 20 years of exploring the megalithic arts and sciences. As part of the Earth Ancients Podcast Hugh Newman gives an overview of the very special guest speakers lined-up, how to access the live-stream, and the three days of tours. We will be giving a special tribute to the worlds number one ancient metrologist, John Neal who passed away in August. We will also look back over the years how 'Nosher' and his good pal John Michell influenced a generation. Tickets are available at the link below with details about ticket options, tours and the live-stream.
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Watch the full lecture from Dr Euan MacKie filmed at Megalithomania 2013.
MacKie graduated with a degree in Archeology & Anthropology from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1959 and has a PhD from the University of Glasgow where he was an honorary research fellow. He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1973, Keeper of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1974 and Deputy Director from 1986 - 1995. He was also member of the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, an Honorary Research Fellow of Hunterian Museum until 2005 and an Honorary Research Associate of the National Museums of Scotland from 2007. Mackie was also a member of the Prehistoric Society and Glasgow Archaeological Society, of which he was president in the 1980s. His primary research interests included the Iron Age of Atlantic Scotland and The nature of the esoteric/specialised knowledge possessed by the chambered tomb and standing stone-builders of Neolithic times. He has written hundreds of articles & papers and his most well known book is The Megalith Builders, published in 1977. He was noted for being the first person to suggest the term Archaeoastronomy, but modestly responded by saying, "...the genesis and modern flowering of archaeoastronomy must surely lie in the work of Alexander Thom in Britain between the 1930s and the 1970s."
In memory of Euan Wallace MacKie (10 February 1936 – 2 November 2020).
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Charles introduced the continent and explored its stone circles and their astronomy, looking at the pre-dynastic peoples of Africa. NOTE: Audio Only.
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In this new interview, Hugh Newman of Megalithomania talks to Andrew Collins, a renowned author and researcher of ancient Egypt. We look closely at the revelations that a second Sphinx has been found on the Giza Plateau and look at the SAR scan project one year on from its initial discovery. We discuss the implications of this technology, analysing whether it is valid or not, and how it could be used in the future. Andrew also discusses Giza's cave underworld and the tomb of the birds, and how this fits in with this new potential discovery.
Andrew's latest Article
Andrew's Book Beneath The Pyramids
See Andrew's website and meet him for yourself at the Megalithomania Conference on the 9th - 10th May 2026 in Glastonbury where he will presenting his latest research.
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Anthony Murphy, author of ten books on ancient Ireland, described the evidence that the people who inhabited Ireland over 5,000 years ago were advanced astronomers and adept surveyors and that significant astronomical data survives today in the stories, myths and folklore. (Audio only)
See his website, and join Anthony and Megalithomania on tour in August-September 2026. Details here.
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Juliette Bryant is a renowned nutritionist, author, ceremonialist, and superfoods expert, and she joins Hugh Newman of Megalithomania to share her knowledge of the ancient and modern use of medicinal and psychoactive mushrooms. We also discuss cacao and the ceremonies that the Maya and other ancient cultures participated in, and how we can connect to this mycelium network which surrounds us all over the earth.
See Juliette's website and meet her for yourself at the Megalithomania Conference on the 9th - 10th May 2026 in Glastonbury where she will be presenting her latest research on '7 Magical Mushrooms', the title of her latest book.
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Author of 'Mystery Big Cats', Merrily Harpur examines the strange link between significant topographical features in the megalithic landscape and the fleeting appearances of these mysterious feline beasts.
Merrily's Website.
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Dan Richards of the DeDunking Youtube Channel, joins Hugh Newman of of Megalithomania to discuss the current state of archaeology and aspects of the ancient world you may not of heard about before! Dan is well-known for debunking the skeptics and calling out the archaeologists when the world requires it! Filmed at the 2025 Cosmic Summit.
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There is as yet no proper history of the way in which the megalithic monuments of Britain have been regarded since historic times began. Too often, modern folklore is treated as representing ancient tradition, while archaeologists perpetuate their own foundation myths, intended to enhance the claims of their discipline. This talk suggest some ways in which such a systematic history might be written.
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Andy Burnham is founder of The Megalithic Portal ancient sites web resource (with over 60,000 sites) and primary author and editor of the award-winning book, The Old Stones (Watkins Books). Megalithomania's Hugh Newman and Andy discuss his incredible 30 years of stone hunting, 25 running the Megalithic Portal and look at some more obscure megaliths you might not have heard of. They also explore how modern technology and AI is applied to assist with his huge web resource, the Google Earth plug-in and the app, and how you can be a contributor to the world's largest ancient sites interactive database.
Andy presented at the first Megalithomania in 2006 and is coming back two decades later to speak at the 20th anniversary conference on 9th-10th May 2026 in Glastonbury, UK. Listen to his 2006 lecture here.
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