Stone structures

Stone structures

Stone structures, or "megaliths", have been erected by mankind for thousands of years. Many of these structures were built around the same time, the 3rd millennium BC.

Some of the better-known ones:

*Easter Island
*Egyptian Pyramids
*Medicine wheels
*Stone circle
*Stone circle (Iron Age)
*Stonehenge
*Stone ship
*Sumerian Ziggurats

See also:

*Petroforms
*Rock Art
*Inukshuk


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