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Megalith of the Wharton's Duct: Review of Literature and a Case Report

Acta Odontologica Turcica
Sialolithiasis, the most common disorder affecting salivary glands, occurs when calcified formations obstruct the ducts or glands. Typically, these formations, known as sialoliths, measure between 5 and 10 mm; however, those exceeding 15 mm are ...
Sercan Küçükkurt
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Drombeg Stone Circle, Ireland, analyzed with respect to sunrises and lithic shadow-casting for the eight traditional agricultural festival dates and further validated by photography

Journal of Lithic Studies, 2017
A new survey of Drombeg Stone Circle and accurate analysis of shadow effects beginning at particular sunrises of the calendar year has led to a breakthrough in the understanding of lithic symbolism and the intentions behind the construction of this and ...
G. Terence Meaden
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THE ASTRONOMICALLY ORIENTED MEGALITHS OF THE MONTE JATO AREA (SICILY): THE “CAMPANARU”, THE “PERCIATA” AND THE ENEOLITHIC/EARLY BRONZE AGE WORSHIP SITE OF PIZZO PIETRALUNGA [PDF]

, 2013
An imposing megalith is visible from many kilometres of distance near the top of the hill named Monte Arcivocalotto (Sicily). It is made by a single sandstone slab, shaped in triangular form with a large circular hole pierced at the centre.
Maurici, F., Scuderi, A., Lo Cascio1. P., Polcaro, V.F., Mercadante, F.   +4 more
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Kieselgeoden als wichtiger Rohstoff für die Beilproduktion im Neolithikum von Nordwestdeutschland – Erste Nachweise von Produktionsplätzen der Trichterbecherkultur

Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2004
The black silica-ironstone was used in northwestern Germany during the Neolithic period only for the production of large stone tools. It is a sediment type from the Soninnia-Beds of the Lower Doggerian (Middle Jurassic) that was heated up thermically by ...
Cajus Diedrich
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Megalithic monuments and social structures. Comparative studies on recent and Funnel Beaker societies [PDF]

, 2019
Megalith building constitutes not only a past, but also a recent phenomenon, which is still practised today. The documentation and interpretation of recent megalith building traditions is offering potential aid in the interpretation of prehistoric ...
Wunderlich, Maria
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Northern exposure: Baltic amber and silver beads from the Iron Age reuse of the Bela Vista tholos (Sintra, Portugal)

Trabajos de Prehistoria
This study re-examines the personal adornment assemblage from the Bela Vista tholos (Sintra, Portugal), highlighting the rediscovery of a long-lost amber bead and clarifying the chronology and provenance of associated artifacts.
José Ángel Garrido-Cordero, Rita Loureiro, José María Martínez-Blanes, Ana C. Sousa, María Dolores Zambrana-Vega, Luz Marina Salas Acosta, Daniel Sánchez-Gómez, Carlos Odriozola Lloret   +7 more
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Implications of phytolith records from an Early Historic megalithic burial site at Porunthal in Southern India [PDF]

, 2017
International audienceCollateral phytolith records from four megalith cist burials uncovered at Porunthal on the foot hills of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, are presented.
PREMATHILAKE, R, Rajan, k, Anupama, K, Yathees Kumar, V.P., Orukaimoni, G, Prasad, S   +5 more
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A Rare Case of a Giant Sialolith Within Wharton's Duct. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Chaidas K, Lialiaris S, Pavlou AV, Katotomichelakis M, Papouliakos S.   +4 more
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Remapping the Senegambian megaliths: Beyond the culture area paradigm

Afriques
Between 1969 and 1982, Victor Martin and Charles Becker led a series of reconnaissance missions to document thousands of sites for their Inventaire des Sites Protohistoriques de la Sénégambie.
Cameron Gokee, Adama Harouna Athie, Ibrahima Thiaw, Assane Ndiaye   +3 more
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Megalithic people, Megalithic missionaries : the history of an idea. [PDF]

, 2018
The idea that the megalithic monuments of western and northern Europe were built by a specific group of people who travelled long distances along the Atlantic seaways was first proposed in the 18th century. It remained a dominant concept among 19th century antiquarians and archaeologists and became a feature of diffusionist models of Neolithic cultural
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