Megalithic monuments

A megalithic monument, in archaeology, is a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; it is usually of p...

Research on Stone Age tombs throughout Europe offers a new answer to an old debate on where and when the iconic stone works were first built.

#architecture archaeologists pinpoint the origins of stonehenge’s giant sandstone megaliths: the source of the 30ft sarsen stones has been…

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Megaliths, or huge stones, were used for thousands of years to build monuments, and they were far more colourful than you might think – the most common pigments used to decorate them came from reddish cinnabar and ochre

Massive monoliths quarried by man can be found all over the planet.

The Lore Lindu Megaliths are a series of carved stone monuments centred on the Bada Valley within the Lore Lindu National Park, located on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Ancient megalithic dolmens, ancient cities, monoliths, and cyclopean ruins in Montana, USA. Tours to selected sites.

The Masuda Iwafune is a large, mysterious stone structure located in Asuka, Japan. This megalithic monument, also known as the “Masuda Rock Ship,” is carved from a single piece of granite and is notable for its unusual shape, which resembles a boat or ship. The stone measures approximately 11 meters in length, 8 meters in width, and 4.7 meters in height, weighing an estimated 800 tons. Despite extensive study, the exact date of its construction, purpose, and the methods used to carve the…