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Contributors have been known to give up their jobs to travel, researching little-known ancient sites to add to the database. In 2002, Archaeology Magazine reviewed the Megalithic Portal, describing it as 'useful, fun, and accurate'. [2] As of January 2010 the Megalithic Portal has been constituted as a non profit making membership society [3]
Rujm el-Hiri is an ancient megalithic monument consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus at center, in the Golan Heights, territory occupied by Israel. It is believed that the site was used as an ancient calendar. At the times of the two equinoxes, the sun's rays would pass between two rocks, at the eastern edge of the compound.
In the Netherlands megaliths were created with erratics from glaciers in the northeastern part of the country. [10] These megaliths are locally known as hunebedden (hunebeds) and are usually dolmens.
The most common type of megalithic construction in Europe is the portal tomb—a chamber consisting of upright stones with one or more large flat capstones forming a roof. Many portal tombs have been found to contain human remains, but it is debated if their primary function was use as burial sites.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Megalithic monuments in Europe (11 C, 36 P) A. Megalithic art (1 C, ... Pokekea Megalithic Site;
Megalithic monuments in the United Kingdom (7 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Megalithic monuments in Europe" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
In northern Tunisia, Dougga is an important ancient site, which contains a necropolis with dolmens. The settlement also features a sanctuary dedicated to Ba'al Hammon , neo-Punic stelae, the mausoleum, architectural fragments, and a temple dedicated to Masinissa , the remains of which were found during archaeological excavations.
With the partial exception of Vučedol, the Danubian cultures, which had been so buoyant just a few centuries ago, were wiped off the map of Europe. The rest of the period was the story of a mysterious phenomenon: the Beaker people , which seemed to be of a mercantile character and to have preferred being buried according to a very specific ...