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A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. Megalithic means made of such stones, but uses an interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement. The word megalith comes from the Ancient Greek megas meaning large, and lithos meaning stone.
Distribution of megaliths
The term can be used to describe buildings erected by people from many parts of the world living in many different periods. In the early 20th century, some scholars believed that all megaliths belonged to one global "Megalithic culture" (Hyperdiffusionism, e. g. by Grafton Elliot Smith and William James Perry), but this has long been disproved by modern dating methods.
Nabta Playa
Nabta Playa was once a large lake in the Nubian Desert, located 500 miles south of modern day Cairo By the 5th millennium BC the peoples in Nabta Playa had fashioned the world's earliest known astronomical device, 1000 years older than but comparable to Stonehenge [http://www.comp-archaeology.org/WendorfSAA98.html. More on [ Megalith ]
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The Stones Mailing List - The friendliest archaeology mailing list in the UK. Covers all aspects of prehistory from fringe to mainstream.
A Major New Megalithic Complex in Europe - A new megalithic complex has been discovered, second only to Carnac in size and importance in Europe. Set in the forested hill-country of the Istranca Mountains in Turkish Thrace, clustered around the sacred mountain of Muhittin Baba, lies a group of standing stone complexes of comparable complexity and size, with the total number of individual stones reaching over 2,000
A visit to Son Catlar - Virtual visit to the prehistoric village of Son Catlar, Minorca. In English, Spanish and Catalan.
Ancient Stones - Megaliths in Western Europe - Picture gallery and descriptions of megalithic sites in Western Europe. In English and German, with map interface.
Meta Description: [ Steinkreise, Dolmen, Menhire, stone circles, menhirs, megaliths, Ruinen, ruins, castles, rock formations, hobby, Ronald Biggs, Tiffany Glastechnik ]
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Bronze Age deer stones of Mongolia - An article about scientists efforts to preserve the carvings, from the Smithsonian Magazine, Lasting Impressions, Nov 2002
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Dolmens in the Netherlands - Hans Meijer provides photographs, descriptions and the story behind all 54 megalithic hunebedden in Holland.
Meta Description: [ Homepage with information and pictures of Hunebedden or Dolmens: prehistoric megalithic burial chambers in Holland ]
German Stonepages - Provides information on megaliths in and around Osnabrück in North Germany, in English and German. Includes hiking trails [in German] and links.
Hellenic Pyramids - The existence of megalithic pyramids in Greece was unknown to most people until recently. One at Hellenikon has been dated to c.2720 BC. Images, description and references.
Megalítica - Megaliths of Menorca - Photographs and descriptions by St. Jakobi of a variety of ancient structures on the island of Menorca.
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Megalithic Mysteries - Photographic guide to stone circles, megaliths and other prehistoric sites by Andy Burnham.
Meta Description: [ Megalithic Mysteries, a photographic guide to stone circles, megaliths and other prehistoric monuments, by Andy Burnham ]
Megaliths in Western Europe - Odile Prigent describes these great stone monuments and the Neolithic farmers who built them. Plans, drawings and photographs of the different types; important examples. French and English versions.
Megaliths of Apulia - Toti Calo's photographic book of megaliths in Europe and specifically Apulia, Italy.
Monumental Past - The life-histories of megalithic monuments in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany). An electronic monograph based on a Ph.D. thesis submitted by Cornelius J Holtorf to the University of Wales.
Monumental Past: Megaliths in NE Germany - Web site and CD-ROM based on a doctoral dissertation submitted by Cornelius J. Holtorf to the University of Wales that explores the social and cultural meanings of megaliths from later prehistoric Mecklenburg-Vorpommern located in northeastern Germany.
Oldest Astronomical Megalith Alignment - The University of Colorado declares an assembly of huge stone slabs at Nabta in Egypt to be the oldest known astronomical alignment of megaliths in the world.
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Prehistoric Megaliths in the Western Caucasus - Prehistoric megaliths, archaeological park, fieldwork opportunities, a long-term project to study, restore, protect ancient cultural heritage on the Black sea coast, Russia.
Prehistoric Sites of the British Isles - Christine Burnett's photographs of Prehistoric sites of the British Isles. Includes stone circles, standing stones, burial chambers, etc.
Meta Description: [ Christine Burnett's photographs of Prehistoric sites of the British Isles. Includes stone circles, standing stones, burial chambers, etc. ]
Stone Pages - Some of the most interesting megalithic and other archaeological sites in Europe.
Meta Description: [ Stonehenge, stone circles, dolmens, ancient standing stones, cairns, barrows, hillforts and archaeology of megalithic Europe. The Stone Pages is the first web guide of this kind of ancient monuments and presents images, descriptions, folklore, panoramic views, forums, news, weblinks and tours. ]
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Stonehengineers - Aim to demonstrate the most effective and efficient way of moving megaliths, in the hope of better understanding ancient technology.
Stones of Italy - In Italy too, there are megalithic monuments.
Talatí - Virtual visit to the prehistoric village of Talatí de Dalt, Minorca,. In English, Spanish, Catalan, French, Deutsch and Italiano.
The Dolmen Path - Russia - Russian dolmens and other megaliths including maps, photo gallery and legends. Articles covering history, archaeology and mystic theories.
Meta Description: [ Russian dolmens, seids and other megaliths including maps, gallery and legends. Articles covering dolmens, history, archaeology and mystic theories., Дольмены, сейды и другие мегалиты России. Фотографии и описания , статьи различн... ]
The Megalithic World (Russia) - Site about Russian megaliths, with timeline, classification, photos, theories, and articles. In Russian, but has links to Babelfish translation which works passably.
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The Stone Circle Webring - A ring of connected sites featuring stone circles, megaliths and other ancient sites.
Meta Description: [ The Stone Circle Webring, a ring of connected sites featuring stone circles, megaliths and other ancient sites ]
Who Built New England's Megalithic Monuments? - Article by Paul Tudor Angel explores the possible origins of odd rocks found in the northeastern United States.
Yemeni Megaliths - A chance discovery of a group of megaliths on a coastal plain in western Yemen has sent scholars scrambling to explain why and how people were living there between ca. 2400 and 800 B.C. Article from Archaeology.
Meta Description: [ A chance discovery of a group of megaliths on a coastal plain in western Yemen has sent scholars scrambling to explain why and how people were living there between ca. 2400 and 800 B.C. ]
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