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  2. Valheim - Wikipedia

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    Valheim is an upcoming survival and sandbox video game by the Swedish developer Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Studios. [1] It was released in early access on 2 February 2021 for Linux and Windows via Steam , and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 14 March 2023.

  3. Dolmen - Wikipedia

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    The word dolmen entered archaeology when Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne used it to describe megalithic tombs in his Origines gauloises (1796) using the spelling dolmin (the current spelling was introduced about a decade later and had become standard in French by about 1885).

  4. Megalithic architectural elements - Wikipedia

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    An orthostat is a large stone with a more or less slab-like shape that has been artificially set upright (so a cube-shaped block is not an orthostat). Menhirs and other standing stones are technically orthostats although the term is used by archaeologists only to describe individual prehistoric stones that constitute part of larger structures.

  5. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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    Eilat stone; Epidosite; Glimmerite; Goldstone (glittering glass) Tiger's eye; Helenite (artificial glass made from volcanic ash) Iddingsite; Kimberlite; Lamproite; Lapis lazuli; Libyan desert glass; Llanite; Maw sit sit; Moldavite; Obsidian; Apache tears; Pallasite; Peridotite (also known as olivinite) Siilinjärvi carbonatite; Soapstone (also ...

  6. Poulnabrone dolmen - Wikipedia

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    View from the south-side, with a portal stone at the right (east-facing side) Poulnabrone dolmen consists of a slab-like tabular capstone (or table-stone) supported by two pillar stones on either side which create a chamber that tapers eastwards. Two portal stones at its lower end mark the tomb's entrance. [6]

  7. List of rock types - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of rock types recognized by geologists. There is no agreed number of specific types of rock. Any unique combination of chemical composition, mineralogy, grain size, texture, or other distinguishing characteristics can describe a rock type. Additionally, different classification systems exist for each major type of rock. [1]

  8. Portal (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] Doors, metal gates , or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit.

  9. Keystone (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, Psalms 118:22, [6] translated in the Authorized Version as "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner", is taken to refer to Jesus. Referring to the Book of Mormon , Joseph Smith said that it "was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get ...