Megalithism

Connected Sites: 22

WHS connected to Megalithism, the culture surrounding the building of megaliths. The word megalithic describes structures made of such large stones without the use of mortar or concrete, representing periods of prehistory characterised by such constructions.

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Connected Sites

Stonehenge
Stonehenge
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.75
589
18
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Inscribed: 1980
3.57
396
12
Neolithic Orkney
Neolithic Orkney
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1999
3.80
140
11
Göbekli Tepe
Inscribed: 2018
3.78
76
6
An Outstanding Example Of A Monumental Ensemble Of Monumental Megalithic Structures Illustrating A Significant Period Of Human History (Ouv)
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Inscribed: 1997
3.32
117
6
"Unique Megalithic Defensive Structures" (Ouv)
Rapa Nui
Inscribed: 1995
4.49
132
13
Home To An Extinct Megalithic Culture Which Is Seen In The Form Of Edifices Of Huge Statues Called "Moai" Made Out Of Volcanic Rocks
Nan Madol
Nan Madol
Micronesia
Inscribed: 2016
3.34
19
6
Outstanding Monumental Megalithic Architecture (Ouv)
Brú na Bóinne
Inscribed: 1993
3.62
258
11
The Brú Na Bóinne Monuments Represent The Largest And Most Important Expression Of Prehistoric Megalithic Plastic Art In Europe. (Ouv)
San Agustín
Inscribed: 1995
3.17
58
5
The Wealth And Concentration Of Elaborate Monumental Burials And Associated Megalithic Statuary .. (Ouv)
Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
Inscribed: 2000
2.23
103
13
The Global Prehistoric Technological And Social Phenomenon That Resulted In The Appearance In The 2nd And 3rd Millennia Bce Of Funerary And Ritual Monuments Constructed Of Large Stones (The "Megalithic Culture") Is Nowhere More Vividly Illustrated Than In The Dolmen Cemeteries Of Gochang, Hwasun, And Ganghwa. (Ouv)
Antequera Dolmens Site
Inscribed: 2016
2.81
170
6
One Of The Most Important And Best Known Examples Of European Megalithism (Ouv)
Konso
Konso
Ethiopia
Inscribed: 2011
2.90
42
3
The Tradition Of Erecting Generation Marking Stones Called Daga-Hela, Quarried, Transported And Erected Through A Ritual Process, Makes The Konso One Of The Last Megalithic People. (Description)
Stone Circles of Senegambia
Inscribed: 2006
2.45
38
3
The Circles Of Stones Proposed For Inscription Represent The Totality Of The Megalithic Area In Which The Presence Of Such A Large Number Of Circles Is A Unique Manifestation Of Construction And Funerary Practices Which Persisted For Over A Millennium (Ouv)
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Inscribed: 1980
3.73
256
15
Stone Spheres of the Diquís
Inscribed: 2014
2.42
39
3
Official French Name: Sphères Mégalithiques Du Diquís
Plain of Jars
Inscribed: 2019
3.53
68
8
"More Than 2100 Tubular-Shaped Megalithic Stone Jars Used For Funerary Practices In The Iron Age"
Gedeo Cultural landscape
Inscribed: 2023
2.06
12
2
"Within The Property Are Many Clusters Of Megalithic Steles Mainly On High Ridges, Which, Until The Mid-1930s, Were Associated With Rituals And Annual Sacrificial Ceremonies." (Ab Ev)
Deer Stone Monuments
Inscribed: 2023
2.73
9
2
"Deer Stones (Also Known As Reindeer Stones) Are Ancient Megaliths Carved With Symbols Found Largely In Siberia And Mongolia." (Wiki)
Phu Phrabat
Phu Phrabat
Thailand
Inscribed: 2024
2.71
33
5
Megalithic Rock Shelters
Tiya
Tiya
Ethiopia
Inscribed: 1980
2.19
49
4
"They Are Highly Representative Of An Expression Of The Ethiopian Megalithic Period" Criterion (Iv) - Periodic Reporting
Saint-Emilion
Inscribed: 1999
3.01
235
8
Menhir De Peyrefitte
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Talayotic Menorca
Inscribed: 2023
2.93
50
4
"A Talaiot Is A Bronze Age Megalith Found On The Islands Of Menorca And Majorca" (Wiki), The Ab Ev Does Not Refer To Them As Megaliths But ". Also Located In This Component Part (C5) Is A Well-Preserved Megalithic Dolmen That Predates The Island’S Cyclopean Architecture"