As the MegalithHunter, I explore my fascination with the megalith builders. These prehistoric ancients are in many ways still a mystery to us. To get a better understanding of them, I also look at what came before and what came after, as well as researching contemporary cultures who didn't build megalithic monuments at all! If you love learning about the ancient past as much as I do, join me as I explore sites and look at the research into them.
I have an M.A. in Mediterranean Studies so I'm not an archaeologist or a historian but I do use my qualifications to present information using academic sources only. These are noted in the description of each video. The goals of this channel are: to educate, to entertain and to elucidate. Let's have some fun. Join the live chats during my premieres and feel free to start some conversations in the comments. Enjoy! Laura
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Hi there everyone :)
I was in Lazio this past week. Here are a few pics from Rome and Lake Nemi. Of course I wanted to go to Museum of Roman Ships at Lake Nemi but it's closed for refurbishment.
I just filmed a video that will go out on Saturday. Any guesses what it's on? But in the meantime I would like your suggestions on how to present news items / discoveries...
What I find is that most of the 'latest news' stories are not connected to a published paper and therefore there isn't enough information on them to create a long-form video.
If you've been with my channel for a while you know that I used to pile the news stories into one video with one main headline piece for the thumbnail. However, people complained that the leading story was only featured for a short time before I moved on to others.
So, this week I'm featuring 3 news stories as separate short videos. I'm still in two minds as to whether I do them in vertical format so they appear in shorts feeds or my regular horizontal format. Horizontal format means I can put a thumbnail. My shorts videos never really do well. But if i put shorter videos in horizontal format I don't want my audience to think I'm simplifying my content overall. This is in addition to my usual videos, not in place of them. What do you all think?
Maybe I will try it one way this week and a different way next week :) :)
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Today I visited Villa Adriana near Tivoli east of Rome. I've been meaning to get there for a long time but every time I'm in Rome I get a bit busy. It was absolutely incredible! This one post cannot possibly share how amazing the archaeological park is.
There are the remains of around thirty buildings over an extensive area, and a fair bit hasn't been excavated yet - so you can imagine just how vast this place is. It wasn't that busy. Plenty of parking, no queues (like Pompeii or any of the sites in central Rome) - and I'm shocked because it should be more popular!
I fully recommend a visit to Villa Adriana, and also Parco archeologico di
Ostia Antica which I visited last year and was also so impressive.
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I stayed in Gozo over the weekend and spent some time at the Ġgantija Archaeological Park which is the site of two megalithic temples, and at the Ġnien Ta' Blankas, an olive grove with ancient 'cart ruts.'
Ġgantija was really busy so I didn't get many pictures as I was trying to avoid having people in them 😂 Perhaps it's time for another video on Ġgantija? My last one was before I improved my sound quality (which I know is still not perfect, working on it...)
Here is a link to the last video I did on the Maltese cart ruts: https://youtu.be/Kxx2Su0TiPw
Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone 😃
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Clovis First?
Last week a new paper came out which challenges the dating of the pre-Clovis Monte Verde II site in Chile. This is obviously huge news. Here's a link to the paper:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw9217
My friend @davidianhowe has created a video with a useful summary of the research and an interview with lead author Dr. Todd Surovell, professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnrx7...
If you're interested in the peopling of the Americas then this is a brilliant video.
In other news, I'm filming later so expect something from me on Upper Palaeolithic 'proto-writing' tomorrow :)
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Happy New Year everyone!
I try to always post community messages with some photos so here are a few more from my trip to Ostia Antica back in September.
Lots of new features have appeared in YouTube so my 2026 New Year's resolution is to use a few more of them, especially collabs with other fantastic YT friends.
None of it is possible without views so thank you to those of you who watch, comment, moderate, support and send ideas.
This year some high points were @HistoryWithKayleigh and @TravelDan visiting (not together lol) and I appeared on @smitinathan 's new podcast and got to chat on one of @FlintDibble's livestreams. As usual I have to thank Mike at @MindEscapePodcast for being a tremendous support in my content journey.
I would also like to shout out Travel Dan's second channel @AviationMuseumsoftheWorld and Mike's second channel @MastersofRhetoric Great projects!!!
Wishing you all a wonderful and healthy 2026. I try not to focus too hard on the whole year, but on having beautiful little moments within it.
Laura
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Hello everyone :)
Just got back from the archaeological park of Ostia Antica, the ancient port of Rome. A really impressive site. Here are a few photos including a bath complex, a mithraeum and a theatre. I have been to Rome many times but had never visited this site so was amazed at how much of it survives. It's very extensive and reminds me of Pompeii.
New videos are in the works including some shorts. The next video will be on the expansion of farming in Neolithic Europe. If there are any topics you are interested in, let me know. Don't forget public posting is now enabled in my community so if you want to share some articles or other comments on history-related subjects go for it.
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Hello everyone! I’ve switched on the ‘community’ feature to enable my subscribers to post interesting content here. Let’s see how it works 😀
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Live streaming tomorrow night (or day depending where you are) with @Inside_Archaeology and @smitinathan 😀🤩
Join us in the live chat at 9pm (CET)
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Hi All,
Merry Christmas and a Happy Solstice 🎄
It's been a busy year. Thank you for your continued support of my channel which has now surpassed 1.5 million views :)
A few highlights of the year were visiting these magnificent cyclopean walls in Sicily and on mainland Italy. I hope you got a chance to watch my videos on those.
It was also the year a whole bunch of us launched www.real-archaeology.com. Watch this space for more content and events around #realarchaeology.
Wishing you and your families a wonderful festive season!
I'm in the middle of cooking so had better get on with it :)
L 🥂
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Hi All,
At the end of this week I'm releasing a video on Friday 25th October at 4pm (EST) as part of the #RealArchaeology event. This event brings together content creators from different fields such as archaeology and egyptology, and also includes amateurs like myself.
We're all about producing factual entertainment on archaeology across different platforms. The event runs from Friday through Sunday and also includes some livestreams.
To see a full line-up check out our website: www.real-archaeology.com
The link to my trailer is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxx2S...
See you at the premiere :)
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