Dolmen - Wikipedia
网页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 - World History Encyclopedia
网页2017年12月1日 · 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 large numbers exist in Korea, with ...
Dolmen | Ancient Megalithic Structures & Archaeology | Britannica
网页Dolmen, 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 de Bagneux - Wikipedia
网页The dolmen in Bagneux is the largest of the 4,500 dolmens scattered within 60 French departments. Although some portal dolmens in Gironde and in Brittany are a little longer, such as the Flat Stones in Lockmariaker, which is 23 meters (75 feet) long, and La Roche-aux-Fées is of similar in size, none are as high or as voluminous as the dolmen ...
Carnac stones - Wikipedia
网页The Carnac stones (Breton: Steudadoù Karnag) are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli (burial mounds) and single menhirs (standing stones).
The Loire Dolmens, France - Ancient-Wisdom
网页The Loire Dolmens: (Dolmens). This group of dolmens is congregated between Samur to Blois, on the river Loire are some of the most impressive in France. They are puzzling to archaeologists as none of them appear to have ever been covered with earth, and there have been no human remains found in them, which precludes them from having been ...
Dolmen, site visit, photos and information, by Provence Beyond
网页A dolmen is a single-chamber megalithc tomb with three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table), usually dating from the early Neolithic period. The Prunarede Dolmen in the upper Languedoc-Roussillon region, named after the nearby hamlet — a single bergerie.
Dolmen de Bagneux – Saumur, France - Atlas Obscura
网页2011年9月17日 · This enormous Megalithic sandstone chamber tomb is estimated to be about 5,000 years old. It is the largest dolmen in France and the second largest in Europe, after the Brownshill Dolmen in...
Dolmen de Bagneux, Saumur, France - SpottingHistory
网页The majestic French dolmens, Dolmen de Bagneux, a megalith located in Saumur, France, are as impressive to us as they must have been in prehistoric times. Hidden in a private garden you never know they existed unless you go to the trouble of finding them.
Monument Historique | Le Dolmen De Bagneux | France
网页Le dolmen de Bagneux, situé dans la commune associée de Saumur, Bagneux, dont il porte le nom, est le digne représentant de l’ère néolithique dont la grandeur, la régularité et l’histoire en font l’un des joyaux les plus grandioses d’Europe. Fort de ses 5 000 ans d'existence, le Dolmen de Bagneux est un monument historique d ...