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megalithHuge, often undressed stone used in various types of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age monuments. The most ancient form of megalithic construction is probably the dolmen, a type of burial chamber consisting of several upright supports and a flat roofing slab. Another form is the menhir, a simple upright stone usually placed with others to form a circle, as at Stonehenge and Avebury in England, or a straight alignment, as at Carnac in France. The meaning of megalithic monuments remains largely unknown, but all share certain architectural and technical features suggesting that their creators sought to impose a conspicuously human design on the landscape and imbue it with cultural symbols. See also rock art. megalith a stone of great size, esp one forming part of a prehistoric monument How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Just outside the modern town stand examples of the impressive megaliths for which Stone Age Britain is known. They also began to work the art fairs, those necessary evils through which specialty sensibilities are deracinated for acquisition within the global art market and "hot" new galleries brush up against blue-chip megaliths. A group of students chose ecology as a focus, and the coordinator arranged for details such as bus transportation necessary for field trips to the nearby Burren, (8) where students studied plants and animals that make their home in and among the megaliths, dolmans, and limestone outcroppings of the lunar-like landscape. |
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