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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology
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An ancient monument of monoliths, arranged in a circle and surrounding a mound or dolmen.

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A circle of monoliths usually enclosing a dolmen.

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A monument of prehistoric or uncertain date consisting of an enclosure formed by huge stones planted in the ground in a circle.

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stone circle. A ring of stones. The stones are usually set upright in the ground, but can be prostrate (as at Arbor Low). The stones may be arranged in a circular fashion, but flattened, elliptical and egg-shaped circles also exist. Built in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods.

OBS

In Brittany it [cromlech] describes a stone circle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Archéologie
  • Anthropologie
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Enceinte de monolithes verticaux [...] appartenant à l'âge de pierre.

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Monument mégalithique en blocs de pierre dressés formant cercle. L'opinion générale y voit une sorte de calendrier, orienté selon les solstices.

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Groupe de pierres dressées ou de menhirs disposés en cercle.

OBS

Cromlech. Mot gallois et breton signifiant «pierre en courbe».

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Parfois, par extension, on dit aussi «cromlech» pour désigner un groupement de menhirs formant un rectangle ou un carré.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Arqueología
  • Antropología
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Construcción megalítica consistente en una serie de menhires que cierran un espacio circular o elíptico.

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