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10. Grand Menhir of Locmariaquer
The Grand Menhir of Locmariaquer is one of the largest freestanding stones to have been erected anywhere in Europe and is a part of a wider site of significance in the area. Based on my amazing French accent, you can probably guess it is Located in France. It is believed to date back more than 6,500 years. The original stone is estimated to have weighed as much as 355 tons and stood taller than 65 feet.
9. Trilithon of Baalbek, Lebanon
In the ruins of the former city of Heliopolis, now in the Lebanese town of Baalbek, lie the largest cut stones ever known to have been created by human civilization. At the base of the ruins of the Jupiter Baal temple are three stones, called the Trilithon, and each weighs more than 750 tons! Researchers remain divided as to who created these monsters.
8. Rujm el-Hiri, Golan Heights
The Golan Heights region on the border between Israel and Syria has a number of important archaeological sites, but one of the most interesting is Rujm el-Hiri. The five concentric rings are made from piled up basalt rock. The central stack is about 15 feet tall, while the others are mounds of about 8 feet. Once, at the center, there was a tomb… but recent surveys have found that its contents have long been moved away.
7. Gochang Dolmens, South Korea
Dolmens are tombs made from large stone slabs and can be found at megalithic sites around the world. The place with the most concentrated number of them, though, is South Korea… where there are three sites with a particularly large number of them. Built around 3 to 5 thousand years ago, they are as good an example as you’ll see anywhere.
6. The Carnac Stones, France
The Carnac Stones, in the Brittany region of France, are the largest collection of prehistoric hand cut stones in the world. Large rows of megaliths cover the countryside, along with dolmens, burial mounds, and individual menhirs. In total there are more than 3,000 structures. They would have been created over thousands of years, but the first date back to at least 4,500 BC.
5. Ha’amonga ‘a Maui, Tonga
One of the more unusual megalithic structures can be found on the Pacific island of Tonga. The Ha'amonga ‘a Maui historic park is the site of the second capital city of the ancient Tu'I Tonga empire and, according to stories passed on by word of mouth, was built there in the 10th century… having relocated from the village of Toloa.
4. The Taulas of Menorca, Spain
The Balearic island of Menorca, off the coast of Spain, is a popular destination for tourists looking for sun, sea, and sand… but it’s also home to 35 stone megaliths that are scattered throughout the island. Known locally as ‘Taulas’, which means ‘table’, because the only parts that remain visible of these buried structures are the flat capstones, they look quite similar to the arrangements at other sites such as Stonehenge.
3. Calçoene Megalithic Observatory, Brazil
About 10 miles from the municipality of Calçoene in Brazil, is the largest megalithic site in the whole of South America. Known as the Calçoene megalithic observatory, researchers are constantly uncovering new details of what would have once been an iconic focal point for the local civilization.
2. Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
At more than 11,000 years old, six miles from the ancient city of Urfa in Turkey is Göbekli Tepe… thought to be the world's first temple. Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, the people of the time hadn't yet developed pottery or metal tools but managed to build this place with massive carved stones.
1. Adam’s Calendar, South Africa
Megalithic structures are undoubtedly old, but Adam’s Calendar in South Africa is thought to be the oldest of them all… with some reports suggesting it could have been made around 75,000 years ago. It's one of an estimated 100,000 such structures in the hills around Mpumalanga but is by far the most interesting.
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