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Dolmen - Wikipedia A dolmen ( ˈdɒlmɛn ), 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 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; Britain; Ireland; and the Low Countries
Dolmen - World History Encyclopedia 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
DOLMEN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Found throughout Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, dolmens are prehistoric megalithic stone structures, usually built as tombs or burial sites
What Is A Dolmen? - Irish American Mom Dolmens are megalithic monuments found dotted around the Irish landscape But what is a dolmen? Standing for millennia, they perch majestically on grassy hillsides, on craggy cliffs, on winding roadsides, and even right between modern day homes
Dolmens - Encyclopedia. com The dolmen is the most common of a series of monuments of proto-historic date called megaliths (structures built of massive undressed stone blocks), notably stone circles, standing stones (menhirs), and cists in cairns
List of dolmens - Wikipedia This is an incomplete list of dolmens, a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb 40% of the world's dolmens are found in Korea [1][2] Dolmens are also found in Europe, especially Northern France, Britain and Ireland