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megaliths (<stone by form>, stone (worked rock), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Refers to massively large stones, especially those very roughly worked or left as found; used in various ancient monuments.
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| Terms: |
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| megaliths (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| megalith (C,U,English,AD,U,N)
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| megalithic (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 史前巨石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| 巨石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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| shǐ qián jù shí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| shi qian ju shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| shih ch'ien chü shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| megaliet (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| megalitos (materiales) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| megalito (material) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
Hierarchical Position:
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................... rock (inorganic material) (G) |
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........................ <rock by form> (G) |
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............................ stone (worked rock) (G) |
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................................ <stone by form> (G) |
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.................................... megaliths (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 指體積巨大的石頭，特別是經粗糙加工或未經琢磨的石頭。用於各種古老的紀念碑。 |
| Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor enorm grote stenen, vooral wanneer deze zeer ruw zijn bewerkt of zijn gelaten zoals ze waren; ze werden gebruikt voor diverse monumenten uit de oudheid. |
| Spanish ..... Úsese para piedras grandes macizas, especialmente las que han sido muy toscamente trabajadas o dejadas como se encontraron y que se utilizaban en varios monumentos antiguos. |
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Related concepts: |
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| material for .... |
megalithic chamber tombs |
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(chamber tombs, <tombs by form>, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300005934] |
| material for .... |
megalithic monuments |
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(<monuments by form>, monuments, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300006983] |
| meaning/usage overlaps with .... |
menhirs |
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(megalithic monuments, <monuments by form>, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300006985] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| megaliths............ |
[GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AATA database (2002-) 126048 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Cottrell, Concise Encyclopedia of Archaeology (1960) |
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Ehrich, ed. , Chronologies, 2d ed. reprint (1971) index |
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Fleming et al., Penguin Dictionary of Architecture (1981) |
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Joussaume, Dolmens for the Dead (1988) 16 |
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Morrow, Dictionary of Landscape Architecture (1987) |
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Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) |
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RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) |
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Smit, Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary (1985) |
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Whitehouse, Facts on File Dictionary of Archaeology (1983) |
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