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In situ. In situ[a] is a Latin phrase meaning "in place" or "on site", derived from in ("in") and situ (ablative of situs, "place"). [3] The term refers to the examination or preservation of phenomena within their original place or context. This methodological approach, used across diverse disciplines, maintains contextual integrity essential ...
The Lion Monument, an in situ sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland. A colossal statue is one that is more than twice life-size. [1] This is a list of colossal statues and other sculptures that were created, mostly or all carved, and remain in situ. This list includes two colossal stones that were intended to be moved.
In situ stone sphere at Finca 6 Archaeological site The archaeological site of Farm 6 has been dated to the Aguas Buenas Period (300–800 CE) and Chiriquí Period (800–1550 CE). It was a multifunctional site accommodating a settlement and a cemetery, and remains of monumental architecture and sculpture are also present on the site.
The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman [1] worked stone blocks in Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in antiquity. The smallest three are part of a podium wall in the Roman complex of the Temple of Jupiter Baal ( Heliopolitan Zeus ) on Tel Baalbek are known as the "Trilithon".
Carved stone ball, classed as Neolithic. Three Scottish examples, in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow. Exceptionally elaborately decorated ball from Towie in Aberdeenshire, dated from 3200–2500 BC [1] Carved stone balls are petrospheres dated from the late Neolithic, to possibly as late as the Iron Age, mainly found in Scotland ...
Newgrange is the main monument in the Brú na Bóinne complex, a World Heritage Site that also includes the passage tombs of Knowth and Dowth, as well as other henges, burial mounds and standing stones. [3] Newgrange consists of a large circular mound with an inner stone passageway and cruciform chamber.
Ringing rocks. A child strikes a rock with a hammer at Ringing Rocks Park, Pennsylvania, to generate a distinctive bell sound. Ringing rocks, also known as sonorous rocks or lithophonic rocks, are rocks that resonate like a bell when struck. Examples include the Musical Stones of Skiddaw in the English Lake District; the stones in Ringing Rocks ...
The Jelling stones (Danish: Jellingstenene) are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra. The larger of the two stones was raised by King Gorm's son, Harald Bluetooth, in memory of his parents ...