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Vera Collum and the excavation of a ‘Roman’ megalithic tomb
Antiquity, 2000In 1931 Vera Collum excavated the megalithic tomb at Tressé in Brittany, claiming that it had been built during the Roman period and was associated with the cult of the mother goddess. This article traces the course of her excavation and suggests a context for the reuse of Neolithic monuments in that area.
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New data on megalithic tombs in Western Pomerania
Materiały Zachodniopomorskie. Rocznik Naukowy Muzeum Narodowego w SzczecinieOver the past several years, so-called non-invasive methods (such as airborne laser scanning and photography) have led to a veritable revolution in the search for megalithic tombs or their remains. In Western Pomerania, Poland alone, these methods have facilitated the discovery of at least several dozen such sites.
Agnieszka Matuszewska +2 more
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2015
Neolithic monuments south of the Tagus, in Portugal, number over 1000. They are usually classified in four key types: standing stones (isolated or in groups); megalithic tombs (dolmens and passage graves); rock-cut tombs; and corbel vaulted tombs.
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Neolithic monuments south of the Tagus, in Portugal, number over 1000. They are usually classified in four key types: standing stones (isolated or in groups); megalithic tombs (dolmens and passage graves); rock-cut tombs; and corbel vaulted tombs.
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A GIS approach to the study of megalithic tombs
2019We know over 200 Sardinian dolmens of various types. The rise of the phenomenon seems possible to ascribe during the culture of San Michele of Ozieri (Late Neolithic, 4000 – 3300 BC). However, the Sardinian dolmens had the widest possible dissemination during the Chalcolithic.
Riccardo Cicilloni, Marco Cabras
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Megalithic Chamber Tombs: Introductions to Heritage Assets
2018This IHA provides an introduction to megalithic chamber tombs, often dating to early in the Neolithic period around 3500 BC, they are referred to here for simplicity as 'tombs' whatever their true function. Descriptions of megalithic chamber tombs and a brief chronology from 3755 BC to 1500 BC are included. Radiocarbon dating along with the presence of
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Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III
Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1975N. R. +2 more
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