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Prehistoric Religion Prehistoric religion, the beliefs and practices of Stone Age peoples. The oldest known burials can be attributed to the Middle Paleolithic Period. The corpses, accompanied by stone tools and parts of animals, were laid in holes in the ground and sometimes the corpses were especially protected.
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 results Alignment Alignment, monument consisting of multiple rows of large upright stones, primarily located in Brittany and built during Neolithic and Early Bronze times. See… Burial mound Burial mound, artificial hill of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead.
In England the equivalent term is barrow; in Scotland, cairn; and in Europe and elsewhere, tumulus. In western Europe and the British Isles, burial cairns and barrows…… Cist Cist, prehistoric European coffin containing a body or ashes, usually made of stone or a hollowed-out tree; also, a storage place for sacred objects.
They are found mainly in Scandinavia and northern and central Germany. Dating primarily to Neolithic times, cupstones…… Dolmen Dolmen, a type of stone monument found in a variety of places throughout the world. Dolmens are made of two or more upright stones with a single stone lying across them.
The most widely known dolmens are found in northwest Europe, notably in the region…… Gallery grave Gallery grave, long chamber grave, a variant of the collective tomb burials that spread into western and northwestern Europe from the Aegean area during the final stage of the northern Stone Age c.
Although some aspects of the spread and development of megalithic monuments are still under debate, in Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean…… Menhir Menhir, megalithic monument erected singly or in formations.
See… Naus Nausprehistoric grave found in the Balearic Isles. The naus was built of closely fitting blocks of stone in the shape of an overturned boat with a rounded stern and a squared or slightly concave front.
A small door in the front gave access to a slab-roofed…… Prehistoric religion Prehistoric religion, the beliefs and practices of Stone Age peoples. The corpses, accompanied by stone tools and parts of animals, were laid in holes in the ground and sometimes…… Reindeer sacrifice Reindeer sacrifice, magico-religious practice observed by various Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic northern European and Asian peoples.
The rite, which inaugurated their annual hunting season, consisted primarily of submerging a young doe in a lake or…… Stela Stela, standing stone slab used in the ancient world primarily as a grave marker but also for dedication, commemoration, and demarcation.
Although the origin of the stela is unknown, a stone slab, either decorated or undecorated, was commonly used as…… Stonehenge Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles 13 km north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
It was built in six stages between and bce, during the transition from…….Welcome to Legendary Dartmoor, the largest non-commercial Dartmoor website where you will find every aspect of Devon’s jewel the Dartmoor National Park.
Early Exploration of Tibet, Nepal, Tartary, the Himalaya, Karakoram, Introduction.
Rather than provide a comprehensive history of the area or its discovery and exploration by the west, the main purpose of this section is to provide an overview that ties together my books and reading on these topics.
In the field of comparative religion, a common geographical classification of the main world religions includes Middle Eastern religions (including Zoroastrianism and Iranian religions), Indian religions, East Asian religions, African religions, American religions, Oceanic religions, and classical Hellenistic religions.
The Archaeology of Religion and Ritual in the Prehistoric Japanese Archipelago Ritual and Religion in South‐East Asia Historicizing Cosmologies in . Prehistoric Archaeology, Religion and ritual in prehistory, Prehistoric Art, European Prehistory (Archaeology) Hermann Maurer, Neolithsiedlungsplatz (Flur Hinterfeld bzw.
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