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megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)

megalith

cromlech, dolmen, portal tomb - a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone

monument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

menhir, standing stone - a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France

Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

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In this latest title in Profile Books' 'Wonders of the World' series the author turns her attention from Pugin and the nineteenth century Gothic revival to our most famous pre-historic ruin which is also 'the most famous megalithic structure in the world'.

Stonehenge. Rosemary Hill

Excavations beneath the largest megalithic structure at Nabta revealed a two-ton rock worked into the shape of a cow, while numerous cattle bones were unearthed in nearby mounds.

Astronomical alignments abound at Egyptian site

2) I am not aware of any megalithic structure in the Philippines, which could have been made by extraterrestrials or at least must have been constructed under their guidance, such as the pyramids in Egypt and Central America, Stonehenge in England, and the huge stone statues on Easter Island.

Have aliens from outer space visited PH?

the oldest megalithic structure known for certain to have an astronomical function," Ray reports in the Jan.

First light on an Irish tomb

The Neolithic Period refers to the last stage of the Stone Age which saw the spread of agriculture, the use of polished stone tools and the rise of megalithic structures.

Misamis Oriental town yields Stone Age artifacts

Some old-style megalithic tombs may have been built during this period employing traditional techniques--big standing stones and horizontal slabs--, while extant megalithic structures from the 4th millennium BC were repeatedly used and reused for funerary purposes in the 3rd millennium (Boaventura, 2011: 179).

El Foso 1 de Perdigoes dentro de la tradicion arquitectonica monumental de la Prehistoria Reciente en la cuenca media del Guadiana (IV-III milenios cal AC)

In Untitled, 1958, an irregular grille of reticulated black lines yields to a thick, cloven gash that doubles as void and volume, at once suggestive of inky depths and megalithic structures. The same year, Sekula made Portrait, scratching a fugitive female figure with a tree-trunk neck and pendulous breasts into a midnight-blue ground, revealing cerulean underpainting.

Sonja Sekula: Peter Blum Gallery

It also explores theories on topics ranging from Atlantis to Stonehenge and other megalithic structures, as well as the construction of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx.

Willis, Jim. Ancient Gods: Lost Histories, Hidden Truths, and the Conspiracy of Silence

They also recorded two megalithic structures and a large group of enclosures/hut sites (Hensey et al.

Facilitating Transitions: Postmortem Processing of the Dead at the Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Complex, Ireland (3500-3000 cal B.C.)

But the pictures of these megalithic structures lack the warmth of earlier libraries.

A library book not to be left on the shelf; Richard Edmonds flicks through the pages of the history of libraries PROFILE

Motorhead by Rugby-based artist Pete Thornley is nearly four metres tall and is made from unaltered, everyday objects, including twic subwoofer Acoustic Wave Cannons as megalithic structures. Pete says it embraces the concept of ready-made art created by Marcel Duchamp in the early 20th century.

A colourful life of Riley; An exhibition of work by one of the creators of British modern art is on display in Warwickshire. JULIE CHAMBERLAIN reports