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According to Gozitan folklore, Ġgantija was built by a giantess, with child hanging from her shoulder
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > A megalithic temple complex from the neolithic era. Part of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean sea. Pronounced “jig-gan-tee-ya”. Maltese pronunciation: [dʒɡanˈtiːja], or “Giantess”. Is a UNESCO World Heritage site. From around 3600–2500 BC, on the island of Gozo. The temples…
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Maeshowe or Maes Howe; is Orkhaugr, in old Norse
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > What an impressive neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BCSomeone assembled, one of the best preserved and most impressive chambered tombs in Europe. It was likely used as a communal tomb…
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Circular enclosures from the neolithic age are found in central Europe
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Found in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, as well as the adjacent parts of Hungary and Poland. A stretch in the center of Europe some 800 km, or (500 mi) has numerous circular enclosuresMostly across the Elbe and Danube river basins.…
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Monte d’Accoddi may have been a product of a migration event from Mesopotamia based on its ziggurats, buildings, pottery and agriculture
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > A mind expanding neolithic and chalcolithic archaeological site is located on the island of Sardinia. In Sassari, ItalyOne of the most amazing monuments exist. It is distinctive for its combination of architectural features not commonly found together. The site consists of…
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Knap of Howar maybe the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Located on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland. A neolithic site consisting of two adjacent buildings existsIt is commonly referred to as the North and South Houses. The Knap of Howar is significant because it offers valuable insights into…
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To date, the oldest wood building has recently been unearthed. From above the 2nd highest waterfall in Africa, Kalambo Falls in Zambia. Luminescence dating to 476,000 years ago
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Like the children’s building toy, made of miniature logs that lock together using square notches. Nearly half a million year old, chopped and hewn log pieces have been discoved. Above a main 235 meter (772 foot) waterfall. The remarkable find at…
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Tholos de El Romeral, Cueva de Romeral (Cave of Romeral), and, Dolmen de Romeral
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Dates to about 1800 BC, or the bronze age One of three tombs in the region. The others being Dolmen de Menga; and, Dolmen de Viera. Both situated to the south west.
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Dordogne megaliths, France
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Carrowmore megalithic Ireland
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Later neolithic 4000 BC Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland