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Megaliths, Monuments, and Materiality [PDF]
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2010 Stones, and especially the arrangement of large stones in relation to one another, have long been the focus of attention in megalith studies, a concern reflected in the name itself. It is, however, a blinkered view.
Timothy Darvill
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Epilithic Algae from Seven Megaliths in the Vicinity of Topolovgrad (Haskovo District, Southeast Bulgaria) [PDF]
LifeThe present work focuses on seven megaliths sampled for the first time as a continuation of our studies on the biodiversity of algae on megaliths in Bulgaria.
Maya Petrova Stoyneva-Gärtner +4 more
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Algal Biodiversity of Nine Megaliths in South-East Bulgaria [PDF]
LifeThis paper presents the first data on the biodiversity of lithophytic algae from Bulgarian megaliths obtained after the application of the direct sampling method, subsequent cultivation, and processing by light microscopy.
Maya Stoyneva-Gärtner +4 more
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A Map of European Megaliths [PDF]
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2023 As part of a request from the “European Megalithic Routes” organization to its Scientific Advisory Board for a comprehensive map of European megaliths, an attempt was made to produce the corresponding map using existing publications on megalithic tombs.
Johannes Müller +3 more
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Radiocarbon dates and Bayesian modeling support maritime diffusion model for megaliths in Europe [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019 There are two competing hypotheses for the origin of megaliths in Europe. The conventional view from the late 19th and early 20th centuries was of a single-source diffusion of megaliths in Europe from the Near East through the Mediterranean and along the
Bettina Schulz Paulsson
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Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge [PDF]
Science Advances, 2020 The sources of the stone used to construct Stonehenge around 2500 BCE have been debated for over four centuries. The smaller "bluestones" near the center of the monument have been traced to Wales, but the origins of the sarsen (silcrete) megaliths that ...
Georgios Maniatis +2 more
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Review of Pocket Guide Megaliths [app] [PDF]
Internet Archaeology, 2017 The Pocket Guide Megaliths app was developed by Senet Mobile UK in collaboration with The Megalithic Portal website. The app was released in 2016 and is currently available for iOS devices, such as iPhone and iPads.
Barney Harris
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A Typological Classification of Megaliths of Mizoram [PDF]
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2019 The practice of raising megalithic monuments is a tradition of the Mizos in early society. Since the purpose and significance of the megalithic tradition in society differed from tribe to tribe and from culture to culture, the Mizos used wood or stone ...
_ Malsawmliana
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Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2019 Though Manipur is a small hilly state of North East India, it is populated by various ethnic groups. The major ethnic groups are the Meeteis/Meiteis, the Naga tribes/Naga groups and the Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups.
Potshangbam Binodini Devi
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The Concept of Monumentality in the Research into Neolithic Megaliths in Western France [PDF]
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2019 This paper focuses on reviewing the monumentality associated with Neolithic megaliths in western France, in all its diversity. This region cannot claim to encompass the most megaliths in Europe, but it is, on the other hand, one of the rare regions ...
Luc Laporte
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