The dolmen de Bagneux is a megalith located in Saumur, France. It is the largest dolmen in France, and one of the largest in Europe. The dolmen in Bagneux...
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traditional village of Wainyapu has some 1,400 dolmens. The word dolmen entered archaeology when Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne used it to describe megalithic...
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The Dolmen of Menga (Spanish: Dolmen de Menga) is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from 3750–3650 BCE approximately...
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pp272. "The Loire Dolmens, France". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2012-09-01. "Le Grand Dolmen de Bagneux". "The Modern Antiquarian:...
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Siberia and MongoliaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Dolmen – Type of single-chamber megalithic tomb Fulacht fiadh – Burned mound from...
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The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments (the Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Tholos of El...
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The Dolmen de Soto is a Neolithic subterranean structure in Trigueros, Andalucía, Spain. It is estimated it was built between 4,500 and 5,000 years ago...
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February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021. De Smedt, Philippe; Garwood, Paul; Chapman, Henry; Deforce, Koen; De Grave, Johan; Hanssens, Daan; Vandenberghe...
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The Dolmen de Viera or Dolmen de los Hermanos Viera is a dolmen—a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb—located in Antequera, province of Málaga, Andalusia...
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Concentrations of megaliths, dolmens (Adyghe: исп-унэ) and stone labyrinths dating between the end of the 4th millennium and the beginning of the 2nd...
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Poulnabrone dolmen (Irish: Poll na Brón, lit. 'Hole of the Quernstone') is a large dolmen (or cromlech, a type of single-chamber portal tomb) located...
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Brownshill Dolmen (Irish: Dolmain Chnoc an Bhrúnaigh) is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its...
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contain *Sal(m)- elements, which may share Old European roots. The Dolmen de Bagneux on the south of the town, is 23 meters long and is built from 15 large...
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The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Treasure of Guadalperal and as the Spanish Stonehenge for its resemblance to the English Stonehenge, is a...
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Barnenez (redirect from Cairn de Barnenez)
this phase. The 11 chambers of the Barnenez cairn are of the type known as Dolmen à couloir in French archaeological terminology. The term translates roughly...
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The Dolmen de la Pastora (also known as Cueva de la Pastora) is a prehistoric passage grave at Valencina de la Concepción near Seville, Spain. It has...
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Bougon Caixa de Rotllan Carnac Menhir de Champ-Dolent Dolmen de Bagneux Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis...
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lost without having been properly examined. German artist Charles Frederick de Brocktorff had painted a picture of the site within a year or two prior to...
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Carnac stones (redirect from Alignements de Carnac)
Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli (burial mounds) and single menhirs (standing stones)...
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Islands (2015) Archaeoastronomy Calendar Circular ditches Circular rampart Dolmen European megalithic culture Megalith Menhir Pit alignments Sundial "Early...
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Brennanstown Portal Tomb (category Dolmens in Ireland)
Brennanstown Portal Tomb, also called Glendruid Dolmen or Cabinteely Dolmen, is a dolmen constructed in Prehistoric Ireland and located in County Dublin...
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Dolmen de Axeitos is a prehistoric megalithic dolmen just to the northwest of the village Axeitos [gl], in the parish of Oleiros [gl], in the municipality...
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Constructions in south Spain (Dolmen de Alberite, Cádiz). c. 4000 BC: Constructions in Brittany (Carnac), Portugal (Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro, Évora), France...
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the Wayback Machine Evendon, J (2001-02-11). "Le Dehus - Burial Chamber (Dolmen)". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 2008-09-16. Wikimedia Commons has media...
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the temple is one of the thirteen watchtowers built by Grand Master Martin de Redin, called Ħamrija Tower. A memorial to General Sir Walter Congreve, Governor...
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Bougon Caixa de Rotllan Carnac Menhir de Champ-Dolent Dolmen de Bagneux Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis...
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Bougon Caixa de Rotllan Carnac Menhir de Champ-Dolent Dolmen de Bagneux Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis...
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biggest of these is the ceiling slab which weighs nearly 17 tons. Such simple dolmen-type chambers, reached by passages, were very common in Brittany between...
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Bougon Caixa de Rotllan Carnac Menhir de Champ-Dolent Dolmen de Bagneux Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis...
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The Meehambee Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb dating from about 3500 BC located in County Roscommon, Ireland. Two local schoolchildren unearthed two...
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