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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
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)
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
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
DOLMEN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Found throughout Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, dolmens are prehistoric megalithic stone structures, usually built as tombs or burial sites
Dolmen - Ancient and medieval architecture Prehistoric megalithic structure originally forming a burial chamber, covered with a mound of earth or stones The chamber consisted of stones buried vertically into the ground and a large, usually flat capstone, which was laid on top and served as a ceiling
List of dolmens - Wikipedia This is an incomplete list of dolmens, a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb 40% of the world's dolmens are found in Korea [1][2] Dolmens are also found in Europe, especially Northern France, Britain and Ireland