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megalithic monument

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
megalithic monument [Gr.,=large stone], in archaeology, a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; it is usually of prehistoric antiquity. These monuments are found in various parts of the world, but the best known and most numerous are concentrated in Western Europe, including Brittany, the British Isles, Iberia, S France, S Scandinavia, and N Germany. Aside from the standing stones and stone heaps that are still raised occasionally as boundary marks or memorials of personal and public events, most megalithic monuments seem to have been erected for funer... Read more
Stonehenge
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... Wiltshire, S England. Preeminent among megalithic monuments in the British Isles, it is similar to ... based on the careful mapping of hundreds of megalithic sites, indicates that the megalithic ritual circles were built with a high degree ... Read more
dolmen
World Encyclopedia dolmen Megalithic monument comprising a stone lintel supported by upright stones. Dolmens were originally used as burial chambers and covered by a barrow . They are most common in Cornwall, sw England, and Brittany, nw France. Read more

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