Directory of Megaliths Resources

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This is for sites concerning the monuments, tombs, and other architectonic constructions prominently featuring very large (mostly shaped) stones.

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• A Major New Megalithic Complex in Europe

  http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/erdogu297/
  A new megalithic complex has been discovered, second only to Carnac in size and importance in Europe. Set in the forested hill-country of the Istranca Mountains in Turkish Thrace, clustered around the sacred mountain of Muhittin Baba, lies a group of standing stone complexes of comparable complexity and size, with the total number of individual stones reaching over 2,000

• A visit to Son Catlar

  http://www.menorcaweb.net/soncatlar/
  Virtual visit to the prehistoric village of Son Catlar, Minorca. In English, Spanish and Catalan.

• Ancient Stones - Megaliths in Western Europe

  http://www.hgstump.de/
  Picture gallery and descriptions of megalithic sites in Western Europe. In English and German, with map interface.

• German Stonepages

  http://www.stonepages.de/
  Provides information on megaliths in and around Osnabrück in North Germany, in English and German. Includes hiking trails [in German] and links.

• Klaus' megaliths

  http://www.rserv.de/?l=e
  A detailed collection of pictures of menhirs and prehistoric graves in Germany, with descriptions and links. Also in German.

• Megaliths in Western Europe

  http://www.paleologos.com/megaliths.htm
  Odile Prigent describes these great stone monuments and the Neolithic farmers who built them. Plans, drawings and photographs of the different types; important examples. French and English versions.

• Megaliths of Apulia

  http://web.tiscali.it/ephoto/bookcover.htm
  Toti Calo's photographic book of megaliths in Europe and specifically Apulia, Italy.

• Megalítica - Megaliths of Menorca

  http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/talaiot.htm
  Photographs and descriptions by St. Jakobi of a variety of ancient structures on the island of Menorca.

• Stone Pages

  http://www.stonepages.com/
  Some of the most interesting megalithic and other archaeological sites in Europe.

• Stones of Italy

  http://www.stonepages.com/italia/italia.html
  In Italy too, there are megalithic monuments.

• Talatí

  http://www.menorcaweb.net/talati/
  Virtual visit to the prehistoric village of Talatí de Dalt, Minorca,. In English, Spanish, Catalan, French, Deutsch and Italiano.

• The Megalithic Portal

  http://www.megalithic.co.uk/
  Database of ancient sites worldwide with thousands of entries and photographs. Information is contributed by visitors from dozens of countries. Also includes a regularly updated news section and active forum.

• Who Built New England's Megalithic Monuments?

  http://planetvermont.com/pvq/v9n2/megaliths.html
  Article by Paul Tudor Angel explores the possible origins of "odd rocks" found in the northeastern United States.

• Yemeni Megaliths

  http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/yemen.html
  A chance discovery of a group of megaliths on a coastal plain in western Yemen has sent scholars scrambling to explain why and how people were living there between ca. 2400 and 800 B.C. Article from Archaeology.

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