Megalithic tradition associated with agricultural ritual [PDF]
Documenta Praehistorica, 2023 The Tiwa community is one of the autochthonous communities of Northeast India. An important aspect of Tiwa culture is the erection of stone monuments during the celebration of Chongkhong Phuja. This ceremony is performed before the commencement of their
Raktim Patar, Manjil Hazarika
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Technological comparison between three specific megalithic monuments on the Balkans and in Caucasus [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2015 A detailed This publication describes three axially symmetric megalithic type structures on the Balkan Peninsula (2) and in Caucasus (1). First, an attempt is made to give a detailed description of the objects in the extent to which is possible according
Tsonev, L.V.
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The necropolis of Jebel Zebouzi (El Kef): integrated and multiscale archaeological analysis of protohistoric megalithic structures from Northern Tunisia [PDF]
Cartagine. Studi e RicercheThis paper focuses on the integrated and multiscale archaeological analysis of the necropolis of Jebel Zebouzi in El Kef, Northern Tunisia, shedding light on the complex and diverse megalithic structures that characterize the region.
Rocco Rotunno +8 more
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Some dimensional-geometric modulations of the Stonehenge megalithic complex [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe article is devoted to the modulated dimensional-geometric peculiarities of the Stonehenge megalith and continues the theme of our previous publications devoted to such megalithic objects as the “stone ship” Ales Stenar, small circle in Nabta Playa ...
Shatalov Alexander
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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 monuments.
Wunderlich, Maria
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Causewayed enclosures and megalithic monuments as media for shaping Neolithic identities [PDF]
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2010 In this paper I proffer the opinion that acceptance of the real Neolithic way of life, to become a full-time farmer, was a long and complicated process which, in Northern Europe, reached its peak during the second half of the fourth millennium.
Niels H. Andersen
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Monuments in the mountains: the megalithic graves of western China [PDF]
, 2022 While the megaliths of Europe are world-famous and the dolmens of Korea, Japan, and Northeast China have received much scholarly attention, few have heard of the stonebuilt graves of western China.
Hein, Anke
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Megalithic tombs in western and northern Neolithic Europe were linked to a kindred society [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019 Love Dalen +2 more
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Clay architecture in megalithic tombs along the Atlantic Façade: France and Iberia [PDF]
Munibe Antropologia-Arkeologia, 2023 Megalith’s image along the Atlantic façade is linked to sizeable stone structures. Despite the importance of clay in creating wood and stone structures, this use remains invisible when analysing the skills of megalithic buildings.
Primitiva Bueno-Ramírez +2 more
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I Templi Megalitici di Malta e Gozo - un'applicazione GIS per la documentazione
Archeomatica, 2017 Many megalithic structures are to be found on the islands of Malta and Gozo, and they have been declared a world heritage by the UNESCO. They have undergone detailed archaeological investigation, begun in past centuries and still going on.
Laura Baratin +2 more
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