Monuments, landscapes, catalogues, and places of Neolithic Europe
This section gathers site-based material on Neolithic and megalithic monuments across Europe. It connects individual places with monument types, regional traditions, catalogue data, symbolic material, landscapes, and experimental 3D models.
Using the site entries
Site entries combine archaeological descriptions, catalogue references, landscape context, symbolic material, and research notes. Some entries are fuller than others and may reflect work in progress. The aim is to connect places with monuments, symbols, rites, landscapes, and the wider research catalogue.
This list gives a selection of megalithic sites across Europe.
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Avebury Stone Circle
Read more: Avebury Stone CircleThe 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.…
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Avebury: A neolithic ritual landscape
Read more: Avebury: A neolithic ritual landscapeAvebury is a small village in Wiltshire in the south of England and home of the famous stone circle. Although this circle is the biggest in Britain and…
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El Cementerio
Read more: El CementerioEl 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…
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Gavrins cairn
Read more: Gavrins cairnThis extraordinary monument is the longest passage tomb in Brittany: 11.8 m long, 2 m high and only 1.5 m wide. No finds were recorded from excavations. When…
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Kercado
Read more: KercadoThe 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…
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La Zarza
Read more: La ZarzaFuente 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…
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Lomo de la Fajana
Read more: Lomo de la FajanaLomo 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…
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Mané Lud
Read more: Mané LudMané 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…
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Mané Rutual
Read more: Mané RutualThis passage tomb in Locmariaquer, Brittany (Carnac area) is known under various other names: Mané Rutuel, Mané Rethuel, Mané Ruthuel and Bé-er-Groah, which means ‘the tomb of the…
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Mané Rutual
Read more: Mané RutualThis 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…