Dolmen definitions

Dolmen

1) Ancient stone tomb 2) Cromlech 3) Death custom 4) French word used in English 5) Megalith 6) Megalithic monument 7) Megalithic structure 8) Megalithic monument
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Dolmen

1) Cromlech
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Dolmen

It remains unclear when, why, and by whom the earliest dolmens were made. The oldest known dolmens are in Western Europe, where they were set in place around 7000 years ago. Archaeologists still do not know who erected these dolmens, which makes it difficult to know why they did it. They are generally all regarded as tombs or burial chambers, desp...
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dolmen

prehistoric structure or tomb of unhewn stones
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Dolmen

• (n.) A cromlech. See Cromlech.
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dolmen

prehistoric monument usually consisting of several great stone slabs set edgewise in the earth to support a flat stone, which served as a roof. ... [5 related articles]
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dolmen

Prehistoric megalith in the form of a chamber built of three or more large upright stone slabs, capped by a horizontal flat stone. Dolmens are the burial chambers of Neolithic (New Stone Age)...
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Dolmen

Dol'men (dŏl'mĕn) noun [ Armor. taol , tol , table + mean , maen , men , stone: confer French dolmen .] A cromlech. See Cromlech . [ Written also tolmen .]
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dolmen

[n] - a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone
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dolmen

cromlech noun a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
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dolmen

Click images to enlargePrehistoric megalith in the form of a chamber built of three or more large upright stone slabs, capped by a horizontal flat stone. Dolmens are the burial chambers of Neolithic (New Stone Age) chambered tombs and passage graves, revealed by the removal of the covering burial mound. They are found in ...
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dolmen

a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone. Cf. chamber tomb.
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