[With apologies for cross-posting]
The Megalithic Portal is the original and arguably the best live guide
to prehistoric sites in the UK, Ireland and beyond, established in 1996,
and as a live web database in 2000. We list data and images from over
8000 locations, and have easily accessible images of more prehistoric
sites than anywhere else we know of.
Here are details of the many new features we've recently added, starting
with changes to the main listing pages:
Pop-up maps:
Over 8000 pop up maps of nearby sites. You can use this pop-up window to
navigate around the local area. Click on the map icon again to re-centre
the map at your new location. Very simple to use, no browser plug-ins
are required. (*)
Site Guides:
Each page will list a named guide for the area. Tim Prevett dreamt up
this feature and is is co-ordinating it for us so I'll let him tell you
more as he gets it up and running.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6269
Site guides will answer questions for visitors in the guides forum,
check and add to our listings and various other things that Tim will
tell you about in another message. We are of course looking for
volunteers to be site guides so please get in touch with Tim via the
Site Guides forum.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewforum&forum=5
More new features:
Reduced clutter on the site pages, with icons for the various on and
off-site links.
New off-site links:
* Look up nearby pubs or accomodation on www.somewherenear.com
* Look up the weather in the locality
* Web links taking you straight to thousands of other web pages about
specific sites (like the old Megalith Map)
* Improved thumbnail display, click the link to list all photos or hover
over the thumbnails to read the photo description
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=157
Text Browse/Search
* Mini clickable maps in the right-column for improved country
navigation (currently Ireland, the others coming soon)
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/search.php?&topic=2&county=6&category=0&type=stories
* Browse by type of site listings, not just geographically
* List of the most popular sites for the particular county or type
Icons
* Enter grid references into the main top-left search box on each page
and the Portal will take you to the site nearest to that grid ref, a
good way to see if there's a site you know about that we've missed.
Speaking of which:
Submit Sites:
You can now submit ancient site locations to us via a web form. If
relevant these will be added in batches about once a month.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/submitsite.php
User pages:
You can now list all photos contributed by a particular user, to create
a personal gallery for everyone who contributes:
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/user.php?op=userinfo&uname=PeteG
News:
Our usual excellent news coverage, with comprehensive events, TV and
Radio coverage of our specialist subject. Sign up for our e-mail digest.
Gallery:
Improved navigation from the eGallery back to the main pages. We now
have over 5000 hand-selected photos, and climbing fast.
More visitors than ever: 300,000 page views since Christmas. We would be
pleased to add your Banner Ad to our rotation at very reasonable rates.
Megalithic sites Worldwide:
We now have megalithic sites from all over the world featured, and are
looking to include as many more as we can. Contribute your photos and
share them with the world.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146411366
Competition:
We are still running our competition where the top contributors will win
T shirts and books, to be handed out at the end of February. I'll
re-post the details soon as a reminder.
Photgrapher's Gallery:
A selection of quality landscape and history photos aimed at picture
editors, submit your very best non-prehistory photos for consideration.
This is not really part of the Portal proper, and may well be split off
into a separate gallery later this year
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery&file=index&do=showgall&gid=317
New Site Types:
We are in the process of adding Holy Wells and Early Christian crosses
to our database, please contribute any photos you might have in this
field. Some people might think we're straying too far from our
prehistoric roots, but there's good evidence to suggest that many of
these have been in use since prehistoric times, re-modelled Bronze Age
standing stones for example.
The original live guide and still the best:
We haven't stood still in the face of competition from sites with much
greater resources than ourselves. We think you'll find the Portal
re-vitalised, with navigation much easier to use, so if you used to
contribute to us in the past, why not come back and give us another try.
Please join in, the site is built around your contributions.
Cheers,
Andy Publisher and Technical Manager
Vicky Megalithic Portal Editor
Paul News Editor
Peter Picture Editor
Tim Site Administration and Guides co-ordinator
Ruth Online Shop Manager
You? Join our team as a site guide and involved in running the site
(*) On the pop-up maps, background detail and coastline is currently not
displayed, if anyone has the time, PHP coding ability and willingness to
help us add this or other new features please get in touch
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