Menhir
A menhir (French, from Middle Breton: maen, "stone" and hir, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, lith or masseba/matseva is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found solely as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably, but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top. Menhirs are widely distributed across Europe, Africa and Asia. However, they are most numerous in Western Europe; in particular in Ireland, Great Britain and Brittany. There are about 50,000 megaliths in these areas, while there are 1,200 menhirs in northwest France alone. Standing stones are usually difficult to date, but pottery, and/or pottery shards found underneath some in Atlantic Europe connects them with the Beaker people. They were c
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Menhir
A menhir (French, from Middle Breton: maen, "stone" and hir, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, lith or masseba/matseva is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found solely as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably, but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top. Menhirs are widely distributed across Europe, Africa and Asia. However, they are most numerous in Western Europe; in particular in Ireland, Great Britain and Brittany. There are about 50,000 megaliths in these areas, while there are 1,200 menhirs in northwest France alone. Standing stones are usually difficult to date, but pottery, and/or pottery shards found underneath some in Atlantic Europe connects them with the Beaker people. They were c
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A menhir (French, from Middle ...... e word maen which means stone.
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I menhir (dal bretone men e hi ...... he fiorì in Europa e dintorni.
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Menhir is de naam die (voornam ...... kunnen lijnen zijn of kringen.
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Menhir ist eine aus dem Breton ...... , der aufrecht gestellt wurde.
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Menhir – w kulturze celtyckiej ...... .n.e.) i wczesnej epoki brązu.
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Menir, também denominado peraf ...... o (megálito denominado menir).
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Un menhir es la forma más senc ...... l suelo para evitar que caiga.
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Un menhir est une pierre dress ...... les désigner, menhirs en bois.
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Менги́р (от брет. men — камен ...... ризонтальные; древний обелиск.
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أخذ أصل مصطلح الشاهد القائم من ...... وتوجد أيضًا في أفريقيا وآسيا.
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A menhir (French, from Middle ...... the Beaker people. They were c
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I menhir (dal bretone men e hi ...... gna e nelle isole britanniche.
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Menhir is de naam die (voornam ...... kunnen lijnen zijn of kringen.
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Menhir ist eine aus dem Breton ...... , der aufrecht gestellt wurde.
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Menhir – w kulturze celtyckiej ...... .n.e.) i wczesnej epoki brązu.
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Menir, também denominado peraf ...... o (megálito denominado menir).
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Un menhir es la forma más senc ...... l suelo para evitar que caiga.
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Un menhir est une pierre dress ...... les désigner, menhirs en bois.
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Менги́р (от брет. men — камен ...... ризонтальные; древний обелиск.
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أخذ أصل مصطلح الشاهد القائم من ...... وتوجد أيضًا في أفريقيا وآسيا.
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Menhir
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Menhir
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Menhir
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Menir
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Менгир
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شاهد قائم
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