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megalith
noun
mega·lith
ˈme-gə-ˌlith 
: a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block
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Given the geographical features of Britain and the forested nature of the island at the time, transporting megaliths over land would have been extremely challenging.
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Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Baalbek’s Roman remains, among the largest and best preserved in the world, are also among the most mysterious: the Temple of Jupiter sits atop three megaliths weighing around a thousand tons each.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Construction of Stonehenge, which consists of several large stones (known as megaliths) arranged in a circle shape, is thought to have begun around 5,000 years ago, with several changes and additions made to the structure over the next two millennia.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Such megaliths are thought to have had symbolic significance in Neolithic Britain, potentially representing and even embodying ancestors.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Baalbek’s Roman remains, among the largest and best preserved in the world, are also among the most mysterious: the Temple of Jupiter sits atop three megaliths weighing around a thousand tons each.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Construction of Stonehenge, which consists of several large stones (known as megaliths) arranged in a circle shape, is thought to have begun around 5,000 years ago, with several changes and additions made to the structure over the next two millennia.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Such megaliths are thought to have had symbolic significance in Neolithic Britain, potentially representing and even embodying ancestors.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Megalith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megalith. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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