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orthostat

One of many large stone slabs, set as a revetment at the lower part of the cella in a classical temple, or at the base of a wall in the ancient architecture of Anatolia, northern Syria, and Assyria.

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No references found			A block coming from the lower level of the outcrop has large flat ends which make it ideal for use as an orthostat. Refitting megaliths in western France by Mens, Emmanuel / Antiquity Yet dolmens, funerary caves closed with cyclopean facades, rock-cut tombs, megalithic sanctuaries, defensive walls constructed with large blocks and orthostats also formed part of this apparent 'obsession' with monumental stone structures which continued up to the Roman conquest in 123 BC. An island decides: megalithic burial rites on Menorca by Gili, Sylvia; Lull, Vicente; Mico, Rafael; Rihuete, Cristina; Risch, Roberto / Antiquity The positioning of the quartz/granite layer right up against the base of K81, under the slight overhang of the upper part of the outer face of this orthostat (O'Kelly 1983: fig. Newgrange--a view from the platform by Cooney, Gabriel / Antiquity			orthophyric orthopinacoid orthopnea orthopositronium Orthopsida Orthopsidae Orthopter Orthoptera orthoptic orthopyroxene orthoquartzite orthoquartzitic conglomerate orthoquartzitic sandstone orthorhombic lattice orthorhombic pyroxene orthorhombic system Orthorrhapha Orthos orthoschist orthoscope orthoscopic eyepiece orthoscopic system orthose orthosis orthosite orthostat orthostate orthostatic Orthostichy orthostratigraphy orthostyle orthosymmetric crystal orthotectic stage orthotill orthotomic orthotomic system Orthotomus orthotonus Orthotrichales orthotronic error control orthotropic orthotropic deck Orthotropism orthotropous orthotungstic acid Orthox Ortiz, Alfonso Alex Ortiz, Fernando Ortiz, Simon Ortles Orto-Tokoi			orthoscope orthoscope orthoscopic orthoscopic Orthoscopic Eyepiece Orthoscopic Eyepiece Orthoscopic Eyepiece orthoscopic lens orthoscopic lens orthoscopic lens orthoscopic system Orthoscopics Orthoscopics orthoscopy orthose Orthoses Orthoses Orthoses Orthosilicic Orthosilicic acid Orthosilicic acid Orthosilicic acid orthosis orthosis orthosis orthosite Orthospermous Orthostade Orthostasis Orthostasis orthostat orthostate orthostatic orthostatic orthostatic orthostatic albuminuria orthostatic hypertension orthostatic hypertension orthostatic hypertension orthostatic hypertension orthostatic hypotension orthostatic hypotension orthostatic hypotension Orthostatic Hypotensive Disorder of Streeten Orthostatic intolerance orthostatic proteinuria orthostatic proteinuria orthostatic proteinuria orthostatic tachycardia orthostatic tachycardia orthostatic tachycardia orthostatism orthostats orthostichies orthostichies Orthostichy Orthostichy orthostratigraphy Orthostyle orthosymmetric crystal orthotectic stage

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