prehistoric monuments
Stone Age remnants
Prehistoric monuments are structures built by ancient peoples before the development of writing systems—stone circles, burial mounds, megaliths, and earthworks.
Stonehenge is the most famous example.
These sites served ceremonial, astronomical, or funerary purposes, though their exact functions often remain mysterious: The prehistoric monuments of the Orkney Islands draw archaeologists from around the world.
- stone circleMegalithic monument in circular arrangement
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
- barrowLoad carrier or tumulus
- altar stoneConsecrated ceremonial slab
- dolmenMegalithic stone tomb
ancient ruins · sacred site · tumulus · burial mound · burial chamber · pictographs · sacred grove · petroglyphs · menhir · cromlech · necropolis · henge · cairn · standing stone · lost civilization · ossuary · cenotaph · megalith
prehistoric monumentscommemorative plaques
Mounted inscribed tributes
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