Science: Archaeology: Topics: Megaliths

Some of the most interesting megalithic and other archaeological sites in Europe.

A ring of connected sites featuring stone circles, megaliths and other ancient sites.

The life-histories of megalithic monuments in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany). An electronic monograph based on a Ph.D. thesis submitted by Cornelius J Holtorf to the University of Wales.

Russian dolmens and other megaliths including maps, photo gallery and legends. Articles covering history, archaeology and mystic theories.

Odile Prigent describes these great stone monuments and the Neolithic farmers who built them. Plans, drawings and photographs of the different types; important examples. French and English versions.

A chance discovery of a group of megaliths on a coastal plain in western Yemen has sent scholars scrambling to explain why and how people were living there between ca. 2400 and 800 B.C. Article from Archaeology.

Toti Calo's photographic book of megaliths in Europe and specifically Apulia, Italy.

The University of Colorado declares an assembly of huge stone slabs at Nabta in Egypt to be the oldest known astronomical alignment of megaliths in the world.

Site about Russian megaliths, with timeline, classification, photos, theories, and articles. In Russian, but has links to Babelfish translation which works passably.

Prehistoric megaliths, archaeological park, fieldwork opportunities, a long-term project to study, restore, protect ancient cultural heritage on the Black sea coast, Russia.

Picture gallery and descriptions of megalithic sites in Western Europe. In English and German, with map interface.

Photographs and descriptions by St. Jakobi of a variety of ancient structures on the island of Menorca.

Provides information on megaliths in and around Osnabrck in North Germany, in English and German. Includes hiking trails [in German] and links.

An article about scientists efforts to preserve the carvings, from the Smithsonian Magazine, Lasting Impressions, Nov 2002

The friendliest archaeology mailing list in the UK. Covers all aspects of prehistory from fringe to mainstream.

Article by Paul Tudor Angel explores the possible origins of "odd rocks" found in the northeastern United States.