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Cromlech , cromlech in Wales, a megalithic tomb consisting of a large flat stone laid on upright ones, a dolmen. In Brittany, the term denotes a circle of stand… Stone , stone / stōn/ • n. 1. the hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, esp. as a building material: the houses are built of stone |… Circle , Circle
CIRCLE . The circle is used as a polyvalent symbol (commonly representing the cosmos and cosmic movement) as well as a pattern of ritual actio… Megalithic Monument , megalithic monument (mĕgəlĬth´Ĭk) [Gr.,=large stone], in archaeology, a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size;… Patterned Ground , patterned ground An assemblage of small-scale, geometric features typically found at the surface of a regolith that has been disturbed by frost actio… cairn , cairn / ke(ə)rn/ • n. 1. a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically on a hilltop or skyline. ∎ a prehistoric burial mound mad…
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