Oliver The stone circle itself has a diameter of 400 m and enclosures two (and one probably unfinished third one) older stone circles and other settings, like a cove. The biggest erected stones have a weight of more than 50 t. From the circle two stone rows or avenues started. The Kennet Avenue leading south east … Read more
The Kercado passage grave is located 2.25 km ENE of Carnac-Ville. It is amongst the oldest megalithic monuments estimated to been build as early as 4675 BC. The monument was excavated in 1863 by R. Galles and in 1925 by Z. Le Rouzic. A number of finds were made, including several axes, burnt human bone, … Read more
This passage tomb in Locmariaquer, Brittany (Carnac area) is know under various other names: Mané Rutuel, Mané Rethuel, Mané Ruthuel and Bé-er-Groah, which means ‘the tomb of the witch’. The monument has a number of upright stones with engravings. On two stones a symbol can be found that was named after this monument ‘Mané Retual … Read more
Mané Lud is a large Neolithic funerary mound at Locmariaquer in southern Brittany, within the Carnac–Gulf of Morbihan megalithic zone. The mound measures roughly 107 × 54 m and rises to nearly 6 m. It is associated with a chambered cairn or passage-grave element, placing it among the monumental tomb architecture of the 5th–4th millennium … Read more
El Cementerio is located in the west of the Canary Island La Palma. It is located North of El Paso next to the cemetery (name) and is close to the site Lomo de la Fajana. Like La Fajana the site was discovered 1982. The carvings are on a approximately 4m high and 12 m wide … Read more
Lomo de la Fajana is one of the key Benahoarita rock-art locations on La Palma, near El Paso. The Benahoaritas were the pre-Hispanic inhabitants of La Palma, before the Castilian conquest in the 15th century. The site is usually described as a basalt rock face or panel in the El Paso area, close to the … Read more
Fuente La Zarza and La Zarzita are two neighbouring sites in the North of La Palma. The panels of rock art that can be found here are unique in number and complexity. The sites are located at around 1000m height and are set in a laurel forest. First discovered 1941 the grounds are now protected … Read more
Description Waldhusen is a Neolithic passage grave of the Holstein chamber type, situated near Pöppendorf, close to Lübeck in northern Germany. The monument belongs to the northern European megalithic burial tradition and preserves several features important for understanding chamber construction, fire traces, and later reuse. The grave was excavated in 1843 by K. Klug. Prior … Read more
Oral presentation at the „Ein bunter Mix des Neolithikums”, Sitzung der AG Neolithikum im Rahmen der Jahrestagung des MOVA gemeinsam mit dem WSVA und dem NWVA, vom 08. – 09. September 2025 in Frankfurt a. O. web-site, program, abstracts Abstract: Oliver Grau The megalithic monuments of Northern Europe (here focusing on Germany and Scandinavia) continue … Read more
