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Menhir

A menhir (/ˈmɛnhɪər/; from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone, placed by humans, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be found individually as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Menhirs' sizes can vary considerably, but…

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see also · 48
Menhir → Also, Asherah, AsterixOrthostates, BCE Canaanite, Bible, Brittany, Bronze Age, Burned, Canaanite, Cartoon, Easter IslandNapakivi, European, FinlandNature, Flat, FranceCeremonial, French, Inuit, IrelandGowk, Jewish, Large
related to Geographical distribution · 19
Menhir → Africa, Asia, Brittany, Devon, Europe, France, Great Britain, Ireland, It, Menhirs, One, Oxenham Arms, Some, South Zeal, South Zeal Menhir, Standing, The, They, Western Europe
related to Etymology · 16
Menhir → Auvergne, Bauta, Bautastein, Breton, English, French, German, In, In Germany, It, Norwegian, Scandinavia, The, Théophile Corret, Tour, Welsh
related to history · 16
Menhir → Almost, BC, Beaker, Brittany, Bronze Age, Europe, European, However, Identifying, It, Many, Neolithic, Other, Some, Their, Until
related to External links · 11
Menhir → BBC, Czech RepublicAncient Europe Placemarks, France's, Google Earth, Retrieved, Rows, Russia, September, South UralList, Stonehenge, The
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Menhir → Asterix, Obelix, The French

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menhirs stone standing stones megalithic brittany europe also used maen european age religious found often ireland word french known hir

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