Dolmen - Wikipedia
WEBA dolmen (/ ˈ d ɒ l m ɛ n /) or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000–3000 BCE) and were sometimes covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus (burial mound).
Dolmen | Ancient Megalithic Structures & Archaeology | Britannica
WEBDolmen, a type of stone monument found in a variety of places throughout the world. Dolmens are made of two or more upright stones with a single stone lying across them. The most widely known dolmens are found in northwest Europe, notably in the region of Brittany, France; southern Scandinavia;
Dolmen - World History Encyclopedia
WEBDec 1, 2017 · pdphoto.org (Public Domain) A Dolmen is a megalithic structure typically formed from a large horizontal stone slab resting on two or more upright slabs. The oldest European examples are found in Brittany, northern France, and date to the 5th millennium BCE. Dolmens are also present in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and especially …
dolmen summary | Britannica
WEBdolmen , Prehistoric monument usually consisting of several large stone slabs set edgewise in the earth to support a flat stone roof, all covered by a mound of earth that in most cases has weathered away. Designed as a burial chamber, the structure is typical of the Neolithic Period in Europe.
Dolmen - New World Encyclopedia
WEBA Dolmen (also known as cromlech, anta, Hünengrab, Hunebed, quoit, and portal dolmen) is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones (megaliths) supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table). Most date from the early Neolithic period (4000 B.C.E. to 3000 B.C.E. ).
The Dolmens of Sicily - World History Encyclopedia
WEBNov 6, 2017 · The Dolmens of Sicily - World History Encyclopedia. Article. by Salvatore Piccolo. published on 06 November 2017. Available in other languages: French, Greek, Italian. It is a well-known fact that Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean sea, went through a quite complex prehistoric period.
Dolmens of Ancient Korea - World History Encyclopedia
WEBDec 1, 2016 · Dolmens (in Korean: koindol or chisongmyo) are simple structures made of monolithic stones erected during the late Neolithic period or Korean Bronze Age (1st millennium BCE). In ancient Korea they appear most often near villages and the archaeological finds buried within them imply that they were constructed as tombs for …
Dolmen | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 17, 2018 · The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. dolmen. views 2,454,781 updated May 17 2018. dolmen a megalithic tomb with a large flat stone laid on upright ones, found chiefly in Britain and France. The word is recorded from the mid 19th century and comes from French, perhaps via Breton from Cornish tolmen ‘hole of a stone’.
The Mysterious Dolmens of the Caucasus | Ancient Origins
WEBJun 17, 2014 · While there are tens of thousands of known dolmens throughout the world, particularly throughout Europe, the Caucasian dolmens represent a unique type of prehistoric architecture, built with precisely dressed cyclopic stone blocks.
Antequera Dolmens Site - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
WEBHet gebied van de Dolmen van Antequera. De site, gelegen in het hart van Andalusië in Zuid-Spanje, omvat drie megalitische monumenten: de Menga en Viera Dolmen en de Tolos van El Romeral, en twee natuurlijke monumenten: de Peña de los Enamorados en El Torcal, twee markante bergformaties in het gebied.
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