- Dolmen - Wikipedia
A dolmen ( ˈdɒlmɛn ), or portal tomb, is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table" Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000–3000 BCE) and were sometimes covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus (burial mound)
- Dolmen | Ancient Megalithic Structures Archaeology | Britannica
Dolmens are made of two or more upright stones with a single stone lying across them The most widely known dolmens are found in northwest Europe, notably in the region of Brittany, France; southern Scandinavia; Britain; Ireland; and the Low Countries
- Dolmen - World History Encyclopedia
A dolmen is a megalithic structure typically formed from a large horizontal stone slab resting on two or more upright slabs The oldest European examples are found in Brittany, northern France, and date to the 5th millennium BCE
- Medieval Burials in Neolithic Dolmen Studied - Archaeology Magazine
ANTEQUERA, SPAIN—According to a Phys org report, Marina Silva of the University of Huddersfield and her colleagues examined two medieval burials in the Menga dolmen, a 5,000-year-old monument in
- Dolmen - New World Encyclopedia
A Dolmen (also known as cromlech, anta, Hünengrab, Hunebed, quoit, and portal dolmen) is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones (megaliths) supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table)
- Why Were These 1,000-Year-Old Bodies Buried at an Ancient Monument?
A study of remains found at the Neolithic Menga Dolmen in Spain reveals a medieval burial The ritualistic burial from over 1,000 years ago gives fresh meaning to the 6,000-year-old site
- Dolmens - Encyclopedia. com
The dolmen is the most common of a series of monuments of proto-historic date called megaliths (structures built of massive undressed stone blocks), notably stone circles, standing stones (menhirs), and cists in cairns
- The Purpose of Megalithic Dolmens Worldwide
These are the dolmens—megalithic monuments built thousands of years ago by peoples who left no written record of their lives, but who left these stones as enduring testaments to their purpose, their beliefs, and their ingenuity
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