Symbol, monument, and rites in Neolithic Europe
A research project on prehistoric symbolism
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The site is organised around the main dimensions of Neolithic symbolic life: signs and materials, monuments and built forms, ritual practices and landscapes. The catalogue of sites behind the research is covering currently Germany, Denmark, Sweden and France in a unified database and is available as an open database (MegaDB). Contributors are welcome!
Symbols
Circles, colours, stone, axes, mace heads, bones, carvings, and other symbolic forms.
Monuments
Mounds, chambered tombs, passage graves, standing stones, circular monuments, and alignments.