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The Megalithic Temples of Malta ( Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta) are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, [ 1] built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. [ 2] They had been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth ...
Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar. / 37.1990054°N 8.5879772°W / 37.1990054; -8.5879772. The Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar ( Portuguese: Monumentos Megalíticos de Alcalar) are a group of burial tombs that comprise a Calcolithic necropolis, located in the civil parish of Mexilhoeira Grande, municipality of Portimão, Portugal.
Dolmen of Menga. / 37.0245861°N 4.5462917°W / 37.0245861; -4.5462917. The Dolmen of Menga ( Spanish: Dolmen de Menga) is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from 3750–3650 BCE approximately. It is near Antequera, Málaga, Spain. It is one of the largest known ancient megalithic structures ...
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1992, 2015. Area. 0.563 ha (60,600 sq ft) Mnajdra ( Maltese: L-Imnajdra) is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres (544 yd) from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex.
Nordic megalith architecture. Nordic megalith architecture is an ancient architectural style found in Northern Europe, especially Scandinavia and North Germany, that involves large slabs of stone arranged to form a structure. It emerged in northern Europe, predominantly between 3500 and 2800 BC. It was primarily a product of the Funnelbeaker ...
The French Comte de Caylus was the first to describe the Carnac stones. Pierre Jean-Baptiste Legrand d'Aussy introduced the terms menhir and dolmen, both taken from the Breton language, into antiquarian terminology. He mistakenly interpreted megaliths as Gallic tombs. In Britain, the antiquarians Aubrey and Stukeley conducted early research ...
Show map of Spain Show map of Andalusia Show all. The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments [ 1] (the Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Tholos of El Romeral) and 2 natural mountain features (the Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal [ 2]) in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain.