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Megaliths · Mysteria

CategoriesMegaliths

Megaliths

Stone circles, dolmens, menhirs and passage tombs raised without metal tools.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith

Tepe Sialk Platform A — Saqqara (Saqqara)

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical

Tepe Sialk Platform A in Saqqara, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo

Early Bronze Age · Welsh Bronze Age

Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo in Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age megalithic attributed to Welsh Bronze Age.

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🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder

Jiayuguan Pass (First Strategic Pass Under Heaven)

Ming Dynasty 1372–1540 CE (major 1484 rebuild) · Ming Han Chinese

Ming western gateway fortress (1372–1540) on Hexi Corridor terminus of Great Wall, 33,500 m² bastioned rammed-earth and brick rectangle abutting Qilian foothills and Black Mountain gorge.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Lanyon Quoit — Madron

Early Neolithic (3500 BCE), collapsed 1815 re-erected · Cornish Neolithic

Lanyon Quoit — Madron in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic (3500 BCE), collapsed 1815 re-erected megalithic attributed to Cornish Neolithic.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Mên-an-Tol — Morvah

Bronze Age (2000–1500 BCE?) · Cornish Bronze Age

Mên-an-Tol — Morvah in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Bronze Age (2000–1500 BCE?) megalithic attributed to Cornish Bronze Age.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Barclodiad y Gawres

Late Neolithic · Irish Sea passage grave tradition

Anglesey cruciform passage grave with spiral-decorated stones and 27 m cairn on coastal headland.

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex

Karahan Tepe — Urfa Plain

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE) · Pre-Pottery Neolithic

Karahan Tepe — Urfa Plain in Şanlıurfa Province, Tek Tek Mountains, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic culture.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

King Arthur's Table — Bwlch y Ddeufaen

Late Neolithic · Welsh Late Neolithic

King Arthur's Table — Bwlch y Ddeufaen in Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic megalithic attributed to Welsh Late Neolithic.

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🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder

Komchen

Formative to Early Classic 350 BCE–600 CE · Maya (Komchen formative)

Formative slate-ware town before Dzibilchaltun, 350 BCE–600 CE.

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🇮🇳 India · Megalith

Kuchai — Singhbhum Neolith and Megalith

Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–500 BCE) · Eastern Neolithic / early Jamshedpur

Kuchai — Singhbhum Neolith and Megalith in Jharkhand, India is a Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Eastern Neolithic / early Jamshedpur.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Long Meg and Her Daughters

Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age · Late Neolithic Cumbrian

Largest circle in northern England — 59-stone oval with 3.6 m outlier Long Meg bearing cup-and-ring spirals.

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🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder

Rani ki Vav (Queen's Stepwell)

Solanki Chaulukya 1022–1063 CE · Gujarati / Solanki Hindu (Maru-Gurjara)

Jewel-box stepwell (1022–1063 CE) built by Queen Udayamati in memory of Bhima I, 64 m long with seven descending galleries and 500+ principal sculptures.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk

Late Neolithic · Recumbent/Clava related

Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic megalithic attributed to Recumbent/Clava related.

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🇮🇳 India · Megalith

Utnur — Mahbubnagar Ash Mound

South Indian Neolithic (2900–1800 BCE) · South Indian Neolithic cattle pastoralists

Utnur — Mahbubnagar Ash Mound in Telangana, India is a South Indian Neolithic (2900–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to South Indian Neolithic cattle pastoralists.

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🇮🇳 India · Temple complex

Konark Sun Temple

Eastern Ganga 1243–1255 CE · Odia / Kalinga Hindu (Surya)

13th-century (1243–1255 CE) Kalinga-style Sun temple built as colossal 30-m high chariot of Surya with 24 giant stone wheels (9.5 ft sundials) pulled by seven horses, originally 68 m shikhara…

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🇯🇪 Jersey · Megalith

Mont Ubé Dolmen

Middle Neolithic · Jersey Passage Grave

Passage grave on Mont Ubé hill, St Clement, Jersey, rectangular chamber, c.4000 BCE.

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🇬🇬 Guernsey · Megalith

La Varde Dolmen

Middle Neolithic · Guernsey Passage Grave

Largest passage grave on Guernsey, L'Ancresse Common, 10 m chamber with side cells, c.4000 BCE.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Achil Complex

Late Intermediate 1100–1470 CE Chachapoya · Chachapoyas

Remote fortified town on Achil ridge between Utcubamba and Huabayacu tributaries of Marañón: 60 circular houses, watchtower 8 m diameter on ridge apex, and 150 m defensive wall with parapet.

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🇩🇰 Denmark · Megalith

Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church

Viking Age · Jelling Dynasty (Gorm & Harald Bluetooth)

Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church in South Denmark, Vejle Municipality, Denmark is a Viking Age megalithic attributed to Jelling Dynasty (Gorm & Harald Bluetooth) culture.

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🇨🇳 China · Megalith

Leshan Giant Buddha

Tang Dynasty 713–803 CE · Tang Chinese Buddhist (Maitreya cult)

71 m seated Maitreya monolith (713–803 CE) carved into Lingyun red sandstone cliff at confluence of Min and Dadu rivers, largest premodern Buddha worldwide.

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🇮🇳 India · Megalith

Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension

South Indian Neolithic (3000–1400 BCE) · South Indian Neolithic

Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension in Karnataka, India is a South Indian Neolithic (3000–1400 BCE) megalithic attributed to South Indian Neolithic.

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🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork

Etowah Indian Mounds

Mississippian, Etowah phase 1000–1550 CE · Mississippian (Muscogean ancestors)

19-m Mississippian Temple mound with copper falcon plates and marble effigies.

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🇸🇾 Syria · Temple complex

Tell Qaramel — PPNA Sanctuary

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (12000–8650 BCE) · PPNA

Tell Qaramel — PPNA Sanctuary in Aleppo Governorate, Queiq plain, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (12000–8650 BCE) temple complex attributed to PPNA culture.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Pentre Ifan

Early Neolithic · Preseli Early Neolithic

Wales' largest portal dolmen with 16-tonne capstone on three 2.4 m orthostats.