Clues from an intriguing past
Discoveries suggest ancient civilizations had common features.
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Discoveries suggest ancient civilizations had common features.
Discoveries suggest ancient civilizations had common features.
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...