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Definition of Dolmens

dolmen
Kistvaen Kist"vaen (k[i^]st"v[=a]n), n. [W. cist-faen.] (Arch[ae]ol.) A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen.
Dolmen
Dolmen Dol"men, n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.] A cromlech. See Cromlech. [Written also tolmen.]

Meaning of Dolmens from wikipedia

- only the stone "skeleton". In Sumba (Indonesia), dolmens are still commonly built (about 100 dolmens each year) for collective graves according to lineage...
- In 2016, the dolmens of Menga, Viera, and El Romeral were all inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Antequera Dolmens Site". The Abrigo...
- an incomplete list of dolmens, a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb. 40% of the world's dolmens are found in Korea. Dolmens are also found in Europe...
- courtyard at the front of the dolmen. There in addition to these pristine dolmens were some ruined dolmens. The Caucasus dolmens are ****ociated with the Klin-Yar...
- variety of megalithic tombs. The free-standing single chamber dolmens and portal dolmens found in Brittany, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden...
- Dolmen City (Urdu: ڈولمین سٹی) is a mixed-use complex, situated on the waterfront of Clifton, in Karachi, ****stan. It is made up of four towers: Tower...
- the Siureda dolmen is, like most dolmens in the département, of simple plan, i.e. without a corridor, which links it to other dolmens from the Chalcolithic...
- Look up dolmen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A dolmen is a type of megalithic tomb, common in Europe. Dolmen may also refer to: Dolmen (miniseries)...
- The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments (the Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Tholos of El...
- The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Treasure of Guadalperal and as the Spanish Stonehenge for its resemblance to the English Stonehenge, is a...