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Ancient DNA Reveals Limited Hunter‐Gatherer Ancestry in the Cerny Culture (Middle Neolithic, France) Despite Hunting‐Associated Practices

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The arrival of the Neolithic way of life in Europe is associated with the migration of Anatolian farmers and their admixture with local hunter‐gatherers. In the Paris Basin (Northern France), the Middle Neolithic Cerny culture (4700–4300 bce) combines agricultural practices with funerary items linked to hunting, suggesting a particular ...
Juliette Sauvage, Maël Lefeuvre, Marine Delvigne, Françoise Dessarps, Sophie Lafosse, Amélie Chimènes, José Utge, Romain Laurent, Aline Thomas, Marie‐Claude Marsolier, Céline Bon   +10 more
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Linguistic Signs On Megalithic Stone Meaning In Gomo South Nias District [PDF]

, 2023
This research is entitled linguistic signs on meaning of megalithic stones in Orahili Gomo, South Nias. It explains the sign of the linguistic meaning of the signifier and the signified, the denotative meaning and connotative meaning of megalithic stone.
Astuti, Amelia Yuli, Tafonao, Semberiyanto   +1 more
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On the Megalithic Sites of the Gurage Highlands: A Study of Enigmatic Nature of Engravings and Megalith Builders

Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, 2008
The megalithic culture in Ethiopia consists of stelae, dolmens, and tumuli which are extensively distributed throughout the country. Compared to the extent of the distribution, however, the initial tasks of methodical survey and locating them have been ...
Worku Derara
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Megalithic Culture In Suboh Sub District Situbondo Regency

Jurnal Historica, 2023
The megalithic culture in Suboh District, Situbondo Regency has its own uniqueness, namely the mortar stones, where the mortar stones in Suboh District have holes around the main hole, where the holes function to place crushed grain and there are also ...
Nurcholis Fitrio Handoko, Kayan Swastika, Mohamad Na'im, Akhmad Ryan Pratama, Gusti Ngurah Ary Kesuma Puja, Robit Nurul Jamil   +5 more
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From Highlands to Henge: Refining the Provenance and Transport Pathways of Stonehenge's Altar Stone

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 888-895, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The Altar Stone, the 6000 kg central sandstone megalith at Stonehenge in southern England, is suggested to have originated from the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland, some 700 km away. However, its source location within this large basin remains unresolved and its mode of transport uncertain.
Anthony J. I. Clarke, Remy L. J. Veness, Christopher L. Kirkland, Chris D. Clark, Niall Gandy, Andy Emery, Sarah L. Bradley, Jeremy C. Ely, Ignéczi Ádám   +8 more
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Secondary burial practice at megalithic jar site 1, Plain of Jars Laos [PDF]

, 2023
In 2020 a Lao/Australian archaeological research team revisited one of the largest megalithic jar sites in Laos, Site 1, and undertook excavations in an effort to more fully understand the ritual practice at the site. This paper reviews previous research
O'Reilly, Dougald, Thongsa Sayavongkhamdy, Domett, Kate, Halcrow, Sian, Amphai Butphachit, Khamphouvong, Mailo, Kate Domett, Heap, Natasha, Louise Shewan, Shewan, Louise, Luangkoth, Thonglith, Butphachit, Amphai, Mailo Khamphouvong, Natasha Heap, Thonglith Luangkoth, Siân Halcrow, Sayavongkhamdy, Thongsa, Dougald O’Reilly   +17 more
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Exploring the Monumentality of Khasi-Jaintia Hills Megaliths

Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2019
To the Khasi-Pnar community, who are considered to be the authochthons of the Khasi-Jaintia hills of Meghalaya in northeastern India, the importance of their megalithic monuments is evident in their language itself, since the word “Kyn-maw” or “memory ...
Marco Mitri
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“Hidden” Landscape of Prehistoric Burial Monuments: The Use of Remote Sensing in the Detection of Neolithic Long Barrows in Bohemia (Czech Republic)

Archaeological Prospection, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 475-497, April/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Neolithic long barrows are among the earliest monumental structures in Europe, yet in many parts of Central Europe their surface expression has been largely erased by long‐term agricultural activity. This study evaluates the potential of integrated remote sensing approaches for identifying and contextualizing long barrows and associated ...
Petr Krištuf, Tomáš Kroupa, Peter Milo, Jan Havelka, Jan Turek, Martin Gojda   +5 more
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Interpreting the "megalithic art" of Western Iberia : some preliminary remarks [PDF]

, 1998
This paper discusses briefly certain concepts as: prehistoric art, the megalithic phenomenon, megalithic art, and archaeological interpretation. It stresses the need to look at "megalithic art" as a structured whole, integrated in a certain kind of ...
Jorge, Vítor Oliveira
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STONE VATS (KALAMBAS) AS ONE OF MEGALITHIC REMAINS IN THE LORE VALLEY, CENTRAL SULAWESI

Berkala Arkeologi, 2010
The province of Central Sulawesi, particulariy Lore Valley that is part of Poso Regency, is rich in cultural remains from the period when the megalithic tradition flourished.
Dwi Yani Yuniawati Umar
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