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The Gulf of Morbihan ("Little Sea"), location of 3000 megaliths, menhirs and dolmens in Brittany. 5000-2000 BCE. Neolithic to Early Bronze Age.
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The Gulf of Morbihan ("Little Sea"), location of 3000 megaliths, menhirs and dol...

Menhir Filitosa V - with long saber and short sword, largest of the menhir statues in the Filitosa Prehistoric Station. These statue-menhirs were probably representations of dead chieftains or priests of the bronze-age population of Corsica.
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Menhir Filitosa V - with long saber and short sword, largest of the me...

Detail of menhir Filitosa V with long sabre and sword,largest of the menhir statues in Filitosa. These statue-menhirs with weapons and shoulder blades or details of dress in the back, were probably repre- sentations of dead chieftains or priests.
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Detail of menhir Filitosa V with long sabre and sword,largest of the men...

Menhirs Filitosa VIII to XIII on the hill of the central monument in Filitosa. It is uncertain whether this "torre" was a fortification for the protection of the settlement, or a ritual area. Early Bronze Age
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Menhirs Filitosa VIII to XIII on the hill of the central monument in...

Menhir-statue Filitosa VI in the Filitosa Prehistoric Station. Early Bronze
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Menhir-statue Filitosa VI in the Filitosa Prehistoric Sta...

Reverse side of Menhir Filitosa V. Bronze-age menhir statues often show shoulder blades or details of clothing on the reverse side.
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Reverse side of Menhir Filitosa V. Bronze-age menhir statues often show shoul...

The western monument of Filitosa, a "torre" with cupola. The mystery of these buildings remains. Corridors like this one seem too narrow for defense and rapid circulation of warriors; they lead to underground chambers, perhaps storage vaults.
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The western monument of Filitosa, a "torre" with cupola. The mystery of t...

Alignment of simple menhirs in Stantari,Corsica. Early Bronze Age
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Alignment of simple menhirs in Stantari,Corsica. Early Bronze Age

Dolmen tomb in Fontanaica,Corsica. Early Bronze Age
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Dolmen tomb in Fontanaica,Corsica. Early Bronze Age

Megalithic monument. Early Bronze Age
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Megalithic monument. Early Bronze Age

Megalithic monument. Early Bronze Age
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Megalithic monument. Early Bronze Age

Megalithic monument. Early Bronze Age
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Megalithic monument. Early Bronze Age