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Megalith

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. They are found worldwide, but more than 35,000 megalithic structures have been identified across Europe, ranging geographically from Sweden in the north to the Mediterranean Sea in the south.

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Geographic distribution of megaliths

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Gallery

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Types and definitions

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Contemporary megalith-building cultures

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related to Neolithic · 80
Megalith → Accoddi, Africa, Alberite, Almendres Cromlech, Andalusia, Ardennes, Arles, Asia Minor, Atlantic Neolithic, Atlit Yam, Barnenez, BC, Belgium, Biscay, Bougon, Britain, Brittany, Canaanite Israel, Canaanite Levant, Carnac
related to Gallery · 39
Megalith → Almendres Cromlech, Antequera, Avola, Brittany, Dalt, Dolmen, Dorgali, Easter Island's Moai, Er Grah, EthiopiaDolmen, FranceMenhirs, Guam-ri, Italy, ItalyDeer, JordanDolmen, Khakasiya, Kuejiyeh, Kåseberga, Madaba, MallorcaGiant's
related to Bronze Age · 30
Megalith → Alter Pedroso, Bari, BC, Brittany, Bronze Age, Bronze Age Collapse, Burial, Callanish, Cava, Cava Lazzaro, Constructions, Denmark, Egtved Girl, Egypt, Er Grah, Europe, Giovinazzo, Iron Age, Italy, Last
related to Chalcolithic · 28
Megalith → Additionally, Algarve, Anatolian, BC, Bell-beaker, Britain, British Isles, Brittany, Chalcolithic, Constructions, Europe, Germany, Göbekli Tepe, Iberia, Italy, Kermario, Le Menec, Neolithic, Otranto, Portugal
related to Asian megaliths · 26
Megalith → Archaeologists, China, Dolmen, East Coast, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Korean Peninsula, Kyūshū, Liaoning, Megalithic, Nai Province, Nias, Northeast, Shandong, Shikoku, Some, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Sumba
related to Purposes · 25
Megalith → Amongst, Barclay, British Isles, Common, Egyptian, Euan Mackie, European, Grafton Elliot Smith, In, India, Likewise, Malaysia, Manchester, Megalithic, Megaliths, Neolithic, No-one, Nor, North Africa, North America
related to European megaliths · 24
Megalith → Brú, Bóinne, Carrowmore, Denmark, Europe, France, Galicia, Gavrinis, Germany, Hünengrab, Ireland, It, Local, Maes Howe, Many, Netherlands, Orkney, Portugal, Prominent, Sardinia
related to External links · 18
Megalith → Catalog, Charente-Maritime, France Archived, FranceMegaliths, IrelandThe Modern AntiquarianPretanic World, January, March, Megalith MapIndex, Megalithic, Megaliths, Menhirs, Modern Megalith-Building, Monuments, Russian Megaliths, South, Stones-Circles, The Megalithic Portal, Wayback MachineDolmen Path
see also · 18
Megalith → British, Charente, Dima Hasao, EuropeMegaliths, India, Jars, JunapaniMegalithic, Khorat Plateau, Laos, Mecklenburg-VorpommernMegaliths, Megalithic, Megalithic Culture, Oldenburg, Osnabrück, Route, Stone, Thailand, UralsNature
related to Melanesian megaliths · 13
Megalith → Dance, Few, Fiji, For, However, In, Kiriwina, Megaliths, Melanesia, Milne Bay Province, Otuyam, The, Vanuatu

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megalithic megaliths bc stone stones tombs found structures constructions also large dolmens burial south neolithic sites europe early burials france

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Megalithis alarge stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument0.90text
Silbury Hill in Englandinstance ofand frequently artificial mounds0.80text
Monte d'Accoddi in Sardiniainstance ofand frequently artificial mounds0.80text
Liaoning bronze daggersinstance ofFew northern-style megaliths in North Korea and Manchuria contain grave goods0.80text
prompting some archaeologists to interpret the burials as the graves of chiefs or preeminent individualsinstance ofFew northern-style megaliths in North Korea and Manchuria contain grave goods0.80text
ancestral stone statuesinstance ofand sarcophagi.Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi houses ancient megalith relics0.80text
mostly located in the Badainstance ofand sarcophagi.Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi houses ancient megalith relics0.80text
Besoainstance ofand sarcophagi.Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi houses ancient megalith relics0.80text
Napu valleys.South AsiaMegaliths in South Asia are dated before 3000 BCinstance ofand sarcophagi.Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi houses ancient megalith relics0.80text
with recent findings dated back to 5000 BC in southern Indiainstance ofand sarcophagi.Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi houses ancient megalith relics0.80text
those at Salapwuk on Pohnpeiinstance ofOn these two islands there was extensive use of prismatic basalt columns to build upland building complexes0.80text
Menka on Kosraeinstance ofOn these two islands there was extensive use of prismatic basalt columns to build upland building complexes0.80text

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