Step into history: the best archaeological sites in Iraq
From vast temple ruins to abandoned palaces, Iraq is home to some of the most impressive archaeological sites in the world.
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From vast temple ruins to abandoned palaces, Iraq is home to some of the most impressive archaeological sites in the world.
Neolithic The Neolithic in Europe Western Europe: megaliths (monuments built of very large stones) spread over Spain, France, England, Ireland, Switzerland, and parts of Italy. Characteristics: dolmen, burial chambers of stone constructed in post and lintel form, long barrows, later round barrows with 'false vaults' created by projecting overhangs. Most common in Brittany, where menhirs were aligned in stone alleys (200 to 1,500 meters long at Carnac), or in circular arrangements (as at Stonehenge, in Southern England); an anthropomorphic character is suggested by some engravings. The Bel...