Megalithic in a sentence

They are among the earliest megalithic of chambers built in Ireland; information from carbon dated red deer antlers show that the chambers were used between 5,800 and 5,000 years ago.

In this remote time the Neolithic revolution led to the growth of human groups and more complex societies, capable of creating extraordinary megalithic monuments.

Straddling the counties of Derry and Tyrone, the Sperrins weave a mottled tapestry of mountains, bogland and inland tarns, as well as megalithic ruins and prehistoric curiosities.

The ASI excavated the ancient mound popularly known as Kambarmedu in 1984 and the findings revealed that it was occupied by early Megalithic people with late Neolithic remnants, followed by the Medieval period.

It was the team led by Rajeev Puliyoor, a researcher from MES College Nedumkandom and B.Ed centre in-charge, who spotted the megalithic structure at Pothamala hills in Idukki.

The strange megalithic structures were first explored in the 1930s, although only limited research has been done since then, according to experts writing in the journal Antiquity.

Using stone in the style of Britain’s great megalithic monuments, this is the largest work Jencks made in the UK, a 55-acre project in an old open-cast mine near Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway.

Algeria is rich in prehistoric memorials of human occupation, especially in megalithic remains, of which nearly every known kind has been found in the country.

Classified as a gallery grave or a Hessian-Westphalian stone cist (hessisch-westfälische Steinkiste), it is one of the most important megalithic monuments in Central Europe.

Further extrapolations include the later transference of image-making behavior from the cave to megalithic sites, and the subsequent invention of agriculture to feed the site builders.

Guide to Archaeology In South India, the Neolithic began by 6500 BC and lasted until around 1400 BC when the Megalithic transition period began.

Hogan, C. Michael, Girl Barrow, The Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham 4 October 2007 Barber, E.W. The Mummies of Ürümchi.

Hunger and subsequent cannibalism was caused by overpopulation and depletion of natural resources as a result of deforestation, partly because work on megalithic monuments required a lot of wood.

It was also in this era that the production of various megalithic monuments began, predominantly long cairns (three of which have currently been identified, at Louden, Catshole and Bearah) and stone circles (sixteen of which have been identified).

It was during this period that megalithic monuments began to appear around the island.

Little is known about the megalithic culture which produced the jars, but the jars and prevalence of iron ore in the region suggest that people who created the site grew wealthy from overland trade routes.

Megalithic art has been identified carved into the stones at some sites.

Megalithic Jordan; an introduction and field guide.

Northern style dolmens stand above ground with a four sided chamber and a megalithic roof (also referred to as "table type"), while southern style dolmens are normally built into the ground and contain a stone chest or pit covered by a rock slab.

Other -liths and -lithics The term Megalithic does not refer to a period of time, but merely describes the use of large stones by ancient peoples from any period.