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Somehow I find it hard to believe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:E982:EF00:BDF4:370A:1FB2:4421 ( talk) 22:47, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
I was just about to mention this. There are megaliths in the Americas. Not many, but they have been found. talk 12:04, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Akaulins, you have made some edits which I disagree with and which require substantiation. Your implication the megalithic technology dispersed from a central point needs backing up or at least a discussion of separate regional development.
The rest of your additions do not seem to be closely connected with megaliths, instead being a general view of the Neolithic and Bronze Age and I think it should be moved there for further discussion. In brief: Although Neolithic settlement sites are relatively sparse you should mention the 'absence of evidence' arguments of Megaw and Simpson and Burl's roundhouses. The precise domestic role of the Neolithic longhouse may be open to question but when coupled with the large number of ambiguous Neolithic structures found in Britain then there is a body of evidence you are ignoring. See also Skara Brae. adamsan 18:24, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Can someone verify the edits regarding Nabta Playa ? I refer you to User:Mark Dingemanse/Roylee. Wizzy… ☎ 09:52, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Would this be clearer, with IN replacing FROM?
The term can be used to describe buildings erected by people IN many parts of the world living in many different periods. Angela26 14:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
this article is t laid out well and could include all the info contained in Megalithic architectural elements which is in it self a merge of several small articles scattered in a rather unhelpful cat called [[Category:archaeological features]] which clashes with the term feature in [[Category: Methods and principles in archaeology]] Boris 10:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Why is this topic not covered in paranormal interest?
Pjacobi removed it with the (not paranormal) edit.
J. D. Redding 17:01, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
It's not the question whether the paranormal connection is mentioned, but whether it should be mentioned. As per undue weight it shouldn't be mentioned here. -- Pjacobi 15:10, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Archaeology has nothing to do with the paranormal. The peoples who built megaliths likely had paranormal ideas in their minds - but they were just ideas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.90.55.168 ( talk) 11:35, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
There's a "bit of disagreement" over whether Megalith comes under Project Paranormal's jurisdiction. Consensus is needed. Please make your feelings known
perfectblue 10:29, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
the following was moved from the Paranormal Project talk page, and is referring to that page Martinphi ( Talk Ψ Contribs) 00:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Pjacobi 20:59, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Just drop the "jurisdiction" and play nice. Any information "Paranormal connections of Megaliths" would add something about "Paranormal" to our content, not something about "Megalith". It's a bit like the "Trivia" sections which are spread by viral growth and often states, how the article's subject has been interpreted in The Simpsons -- that should normally go into some subarticle of The Simpsons, not -- e.g. -- into the Black hole. Compare the notable exception Stephen Hawking, as this is an out-of-universe factoid there. Or the more related example, where Neopaganism gets mentioned in European Megalithic Culture. -- Pjacobi 08:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
I think that there is enough reason to remove the tagging of this article as under the scope of the Paranormal WikiProject to remove the template from this talkpage. See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Paranormal##Talk:Megalith for more on this. -- ScienceApologist 10:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Can you actually name on wikireg or policy that says that this shouldn't come under the Project Paranormal? = perfectblue 14:46, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Just a quick look @ g.books (with search term "megalith paranormal") ...
If ppl look into the situation, there probably alot more info/scolarly articles/published books. J. D. Redding 18:20, 20 April 2007 (UTC) (PS., you could also do "occult megalith", "ufo megalith", or "[insert your favorite paranormal term] megalith" and find thsi is not an unusual association within certian studies and research))
For what its worth, as a (light) contributor to the article, I agree with ScienceApologist on this, but also think that here is the wrong place for the discussion. It seems that this is broad intra project discussion about your own scope, and should be limited to your project's talk.
I admit that there is a lot of documented speculation on a possible paranormal aspect to Megaliths. As far as I can see, archaeology is a science based on objective empirical research, while the paranormal is a fringe science based on speculation. In my openion a paranormal banner misleads readers, and creates an association I'm not comfortable with. I'm not a scientist, just live in an area heavily populated with the things, and I stand to be corrected; but that's my take. Ceoil 20:15, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Minderbinder, can you rephrase your statement, as I do not know what you intended to say. Ceoil 21:50, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
So much for "this is not a take over". — BillC talk 23:01, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Meta: Reddi, can edit one article without putting 200 entries into the history? Also these drive-by article extensions done by Google books searches without actually reading the references you give, are essentially unasked for.
IMHO the further reading sections should give our readers some advice for good summary article and books on different levels. We cannot seriously attempt to create a complete bibliography here, but perhaps we can link existing ones? Also, references and further reading applying to specific subtopics should better be given at the corresponding sub-articles.
Pjacobi 11:01, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Removal of primary sources, secondary sources, and tertiary sources. J. D. Redding
Any reason for the ignorant (eg., a lack of knowledge or uninformed) and POV (aka., anti-paranormal) edit WMC?
Mainly about stonehenge ... but has info about megaliths in general ... and astroarchaeology ....
About megaliths and alil' astro-archaeology ..
Paranormal research about megaliths ... will be used to cite occultic info ...
Paranormal research about megaliths ... will be used to cite occultic info ...
J. D. Redding 14:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
SA (JS) removed a source. Paranormal research about megaliths ... will be used to cite occultic info ...
J. D. Redding 15:54, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Kerala's megalithic monuments linked to the Mediterranean?
A wide range of megalithic burials recently discovered in some northern districts of Kerala (India) during a research project have thrown light on possible links between the Mediterranean and Kerala coasts in the Stone Age between 6000 BCE and 2000 BCE. The researchers, however, say further studies and analysis are required to establish the thesis. Interestingly, the finds were unearthed at a time when the researchers have firmly established the maritime links between the Mediterranean region with Kerala since ancient times, thanks also to the shards of Roman amphora that have recently been dug up from Pattanam near Kochi, close to the ancient port town Muziris.
The existence of a large number of port-holed cists and dolmens in Palakkad, Wayanad and Idukki districts seeks to show that the megalithic people who lived in these parts of the world were navigators who migrated to Kerala from the Mediterranean region by sea route. V.P. Devadas, principal investigator, UGC [University Grants Commission] Major Research Project on Megaliths of Kerala, says that the archaeological studies on Malabar mainly depend on its megalithic culture. Though there is uniformity in the character of the megalithic burial monuments in Malabar, there are some differences in the mode of construction. Dr. Devadas says that Kerala is rich in megalithic monuments, viz. rock-cut caves, rock-cut pits, urn burials, umbrella stones (kodakkal, hat stones (toppikkal), slab cists, port-holed cists, dolmens, menhirs, multiple hood stones and stone circles. Among these monuments, the most typical of the megalithic burials is the port-holed cist. A port-holed cist is a box-like structure, made of four or five dressed granite orthostats or slabs kept upright either in the clockwise or in the anti-clockwise direction on a floor slab with a cap-stone cover. The box-like structure has a port-hole on the front slab, the hole facing the east. In the large cist cemeteries of Wayanad, the port-holed cists are found facing the east. This type is mainly confined to the granite highland region of Kerala. Port-holed cists are abundantly seen at Muppuzha in Palakkad district, Ayiremkolli, Kuppakolli, Krishnagiri, Vythiri and Mangalamkarp in Wayanad district and Marayur in Idukki district, according to Dr. Devadas' study. There are a large number of port-holed cists at Pathirikunnu in Krishnagiri at the foothills of the Chembra peak near Meppadi. There are about 200 such cist burials in an area of 1,500 acres near the Edakkal Hills.
http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003744.html http://openlibrary.org/books/OL25355M/Kerala_megaliths_and_their_builders —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.129.62 ( talk) 03:11, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
There should be some kind of comparison done on the link distribution of the Megalith sites and the pattern of the spread of the root "Karn" throughout the languages spoken in the areas affected. The most notable examples are the presence of the root in the site names of several of the Megalith sites, themselves. In English the word "cairn" means stone monument. A similar root appears in Basque, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Phoenician, Maltese (I think), Arabic, Hebrew, Coptic.
The latter also raises the question of whether the stone monuments in Egypt, itself, should not be included as part of spread of the Megalith culture; the most notable example, of course being Karnak ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnak). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.89.251.17 ( talk) 22:48, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello, it would be good if the reference (seen as Hyperlink) would be more precise : e.g. Corsica : leads one to the island page, and not to some archeological site. Please add at least site names so that one has a chance to locate interesting information. Renebach ( talk) 10:27, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
This timeline is a westeuropean view. completly stupid.
Megalithic start in central france (La hoguette culture) ca, 5200 BCE with direction to England/Doggerland/German coast. I think the early english megalithik is a false friend action, inspired by english/irish patriots.
Middle Rhein (michelsberger culture) start around 4700, belgium, netherlands ca 4500 BCE, assimilate by TRB culture 4300 BCE and expansion frisia to jutland 3800 BC, north-east germany ca. 3600 BC, swede around 3300 BC and TRB->England ca. 3300 BC (second megalith phase). The portugal megalithic is a other culture what comes from northern africa!!! start around same time like france central. It seems the westiberian megalithic had nothing to do with france megalithic but is not sure. Check the north african coast megalithic. These scenario is of basis from Prof. Johannes Mueller, Uni Kiel. He had new calibrated european megalithic 1997. Bell beaker had begun a new megalitic wave around 2800/2400 BC. They are big fans of megalithic monuments, but not the first developer of megalith tradition. Megalithicer was not the ancient forefathers of celts. That is only patriotism but not science. And i miss the dates of east- and southern european megaliths (especialy the late megalith construction in Northern caucasus and pontus) region. Do wikipedia think they have not megalith construction? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.159.60.40 ( talk) 16:58, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
Megaliths were discovered in Gornaya Shoria, Siberia, Russia which could be the largest in the world. Please see the link http://englishrussia.com/2014/03/06/huge-mysterious-megaliths/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.176.65.125 ( talk) 17:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
Are there any studies out there about Megaliths in the Old Testament? If I recall correctly the patriarchs in Genesis set up Dolmens to commemorate important events. While historians and archaeologists don't like viewing the Bible as a historical document it is a mistake to completely ignore it, the Old Testament after all provides good insight into ancient culture in the Middle East.
There is mention of a "study" that speaks of a "living megalithic culture" in Madia Gonds, but there's no evidence that anyone has read this article; the name of the study's originator is not mentioned, for instance. Kortoso ( talk) 19:01, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
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A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.
Construct a structure? Maybe not so repetitive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gordon410 ( talk • contribs) 01:08, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
Would be great if somebody could include Zorats Karer megalithic monument in Armenia. /info/en/?search=Zorats_Karer The geo-temporal structure of the current article is quite complex, could not decide where to put it. Geographically it is in South Caucasus region of Eurasia, was created about 7,500-year ago according to official website http://www.carahunge.com/# Armatura ( talk) 00:40, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
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I spent some time updating, correcting and expanding this section. I hope it's not too long, but I felt it needed some amplification... This is my first stab at a somewhat larger editing job here (=at Wikipedia), and I frankly must say there are certain complications. In particular, inserting the references has taken me hours! The rules are so complicated and full of byways and exceptions, that I finally gave up trying to master all the templates and formats, and simply wrote the reference into the note as best I could. Most or all of the necessary information is there, however, so any genius who knows how to do this correctly is welcome to the job (if you have some good tips for a newbie, feel free to write them on my talk page). Next time around, I'll try writing the entire text in MFW (My Favorite Wordprocessor), and then copy and paste into Wikipedia. I'll also check out the alternative interface I've discovered is there somewhere. It may at least be better for proofreading and small corrections. Cheers! Filursiax ( talk) 21:33, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
Surely there should be a section discussing South American megaliths considering there is a focused discussion for Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Micronesia and Polynesia. The megaliths at San Agustin, Colombia surely is of significance and I would assume many others exist on the continent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D08:537D:D100:D5A8:A2BC:6E57:59F5 ( talk) 17:59, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
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Somehow I find it hard to believe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:E982:EF00:BDF4:370A:1FB2:4421 ( talk) 22:47, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
I was just about to mention this. There are megaliths in the Americas. Not many, but they have been found. talk 12:04, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Akaulins, you have made some edits which I disagree with and which require substantiation. Your implication the megalithic technology dispersed from a central point needs backing up or at least a discussion of separate regional development.
The rest of your additions do not seem to be closely connected with megaliths, instead being a general view of the Neolithic and Bronze Age and I think it should be moved there for further discussion. In brief: Although Neolithic settlement sites are relatively sparse you should mention the 'absence of evidence' arguments of Megaw and Simpson and Burl's roundhouses. The precise domestic role of the Neolithic longhouse may be open to question but when coupled with the large number of ambiguous Neolithic structures found in Britain then there is a body of evidence you are ignoring. See also Skara Brae. adamsan 18:24, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Can someone verify the edits regarding Nabta Playa ? I refer you to User:Mark Dingemanse/Roylee. Wizzy… ☎ 09:52, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Would this be clearer, with IN replacing FROM?
The term can be used to describe buildings erected by people IN many parts of the world living in many different periods. Angela26 14:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
this article is t laid out well and could include all the info contained in Megalithic architectural elements which is in it self a merge of several small articles scattered in a rather unhelpful cat called [[Category:archaeological features]] which clashes with the term feature in [[Category: Methods and principles in archaeology]] Boris 10:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Why is this topic not covered in paranormal interest?
Pjacobi removed it with the (not paranormal) edit.
J. D. Redding 17:01, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
It's not the question whether the paranormal connection is mentioned, but whether it should be mentioned. As per undue weight it shouldn't be mentioned here. -- Pjacobi 15:10, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Archaeology has nothing to do with the paranormal. The peoples who built megaliths likely had paranormal ideas in their minds - but they were just ideas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.90.55.168 ( talk) 11:35, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
There's a "bit of disagreement" over whether Megalith comes under Project Paranormal's jurisdiction. Consensus is needed. Please make your feelings known
perfectblue 10:29, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
the following was moved from the Paranormal Project talk page, and is referring to that page Martinphi ( Talk Ψ Contribs) 00:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Pjacobi 20:59, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Just drop the "jurisdiction" and play nice. Any information "Paranormal connections of Megaliths" would add something about "Paranormal" to our content, not something about "Megalith". It's a bit like the "Trivia" sections which are spread by viral growth and often states, how the article's subject has been interpreted in The Simpsons -- that should normally go into some subarticle of The Simpsons, not -- e.g. -- into the Black hole. Compare the notable exception Stephen Hawking, as this is an out-of-universe factoid there. Or the more related example, where Neopaganism gets mentioned in European Megalithic Culture. -- Pjacobi 08:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
I think that there is enough reason to remove the tagging of this article as under the scope of the Paranormal WikiProject to remove the template from this talkpage. See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Paranormal##Talk:Megalith for more on this. -- ScienceApologist 10:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Can you actually name on wikireg or policy that says that this shouldn't come under the Project Paranormal? = perfectblue 14:46, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Just a quick look @ g.books (with search term "megalith paranormal") ...
If ppl look into the situation, there probably alot more info/scolarly articles/published books. J. D. Redding 18:20, 20 April 2007 (UTC) (PS., you could also do "occult megalith", "ufo megalith", or "[insert your favorite paranormal term] megalith" and find thsi is not an unusual association within certian studies and research))
For what its worth, as a (light) contributor to the article, I agree with ScienceApologist on this, but also think that here is the wrong place for the discussion. It seems that this is broad intra project discussion about your own scope, and should be limited to your project's talk.
I admit that there is a lot of documented speculation on a possible paranormal aspect to Megaliths. As far as I can see, archaeology is a science based on objective empirical research, while the paranormal is a fringe science based on speculation. In my openion a paranormal banner misleads readers, and creates an association I'm not comfortable with. I'm not a scientist, just live in an area heavily populated with the things, and I stand to be corrected; but that's my take. Ceoil 20:15, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Minderbinder, can you rephrase your statement, as I do not know what you intended to say. Ceoil 21:50, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
So much for "this is not a take over". — BillC talk 23:01, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Meta: Reddi, can edit one article without putting 200 entries into the history? Also these drive-by article extensions done by Google books searches without actually reading the references you give, are essentially unasked for.
IMHO the further reading sections should give our readers some advice for good summary article and books on different levels. We cannot seriously attempt to create a complete bibliography here, but perhaps we can link existing ones? Also, references and further reading applying to specific subtopics should better be given at the corresponding sub-articles.
Pjacobi 11:01, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Removal of primary sources, secondary sources, and tertiary sources. J. D. Redding
Any reason for the ignorant (eg., a lack of knowledge or uninformed) and POV (aka., anti-paranormal) edit WMC?
Mainly about stonehenge ... but has info about megaliths in general ... and astroarchaeology ....
About megaliths and alil' astro-archaeology ..
Paranormal research about megaliths ... will be used to cite occultic info ...
Paranormal research about megaliths ... will be used to cite occultic info ...
J. D. Redding 14:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
SA (JS) removed a source. Paranormal research about megaliths ... will be used to cite occultic info ...
J. D. Redding 15:54, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Kerala's megalithic monuments linked to the Mediterranean?
A wide range of megalithic burials recently discovered in some northern districts of Kerala (India) during a research project have thrown light on possible links between the Mediterranean and Kerala coasts in the Stone Age between 6000 BCE and 2000 BCE. The researchers, however, say further studies and analysis are required to establish the thesis. Interestingly, the finds were unearthed at a time when the researchers have firmly established the maritime links between the Mediterranean region with Kerala since ancient times, thanks also to the shards of Roman amphora that have recently been dug up from Pattanam near Kochi, close to the ancient port town Muziris.
The existence of a large number of port-holed cists and dolmens in Palakkad, Wayanad and Idukki districts seeks to show that the megalithic people who lived in these parts of the world were navigators who migrated to Kerala from the Mediterranean region by sea route. V.P. Devadas, principal investigator, UGC [University Grants Commission] Major Research Project on Megaliths of Kerala, says that the archaeological studies on Malabar mainly depend on its megalithic culture. Though there is uniformity in the character of the megalithic burial monuments in Malabar, there are some differences in the mode of construction. Dr. Devadas says that Kerala is rich in megalithic monuments, viz. rock-cut caves, rock-cut pits, urn burials, umbrella stones (kodakkal, hat stones (toppikkal), slab cists, port-holed cists, dolmens, menhirs, multiple hood stones and stone circles. Among these monuments, the most typical of the megalithic burials is the port-holed cist. A port-holed cist is a box-like structure, made of four or five dressed granite orthostats or slabs kept upright either in the clockwise or in the anti-clockwise direction on a floor slab with a cap-stone cover. The box-like structure has a port-hole on the front slab, the hole facing the east. In the large cist cemeteries of Wayanad, the port-holed cists are found facing the east. This type is mainly confined to the granite highland region of Kerala. Port-holed cists are abundantly seen at Muppuzha in Palakkad district, Ayiremkolli, Kuppakolli, Krishnagiri, Vythiri and Mangalamkarp in Wayanad district and Marayur in Idukki district, according to Dr. Devadas' study. There are a large number of port-holed cists at Pathirikunnu in Krishnagiri at the foothills of the Chembra peak near Meppadi. There are about 200 such cist burials in an area of 1,500 acres near the Edakkal Hills.
http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003744.html http://openlibrary.org/books/OL25355M/Kerala_megaliths_and_their_builders —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.129.62 ( talk) 03:11, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
There should be some kind of comparison done on the link distribution of the Megalith sites and the pattern of the spread of the root "Karn" throughout the languages spoken in the areas affected. The most notable examples are the presence of the root in the site names of several of the Megalith sites, themselves. In English the word "cairn" means stone monument. A similar root appears in Basque, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Phoenician, Maltese (I think), Arabic, Hebrew, Coptic.
The latter also raises the question of whether the stone monuments in Egypt, itself, should not be included as part of spread of the Megalith culture; the most notable example, of course being Karnak ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnak). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.89.251.17 ( talk) 22:48, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello, it would be good if the reference (seen as Hyperlink) would be more precise : e.g. Corsica : leads one to the island page, and not to some archeological site. Please add at least site names so that one has a chance to locate interesting information. Renebach ( talk) 10:27, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
This timeline is a westeuropean view. completly stupid.
Megalithic start in central france (La hoguette culture) ca, 5200 BCE with direction to England/Doggerland/German coast. I think the early english megalithik is a false friend action, inspired by english/irish patriots.
Middle Rhein (michelsberger culture) start around 4700, belgium, netherlands ca 4500 BCE, assimilate by TRB culture 4300 BCE and expansion frisia to jutland 3800 BC, north-east germany ca. 3600 BC, swede around 3300 BC and TRB->England ca. 3300 BC (second megalith phase). The portugal megalithic is a other culture what comes from northern africa!!! start around same time like france central. It seems the westiberian megalithic had nothing to do with france megalithic but is not sure. Check the north african coast megalithic. These scenario is of basis from Prof. Johannes Mueller, Uni Kiel. He had new calibrated european megalithic 1997. Bell beaker had begun a new megalitic wave around 2800/2400 BC. They are big fans of megalithic monuments, but not the first developer of megalith tradition. Megalithicer was not the ancient forefathers of celts. That is only patriotism but not science. And i miss the dates of east- and southern european megaliths (especialy the late megalith construction in Northern caucasus and pontus) region. Do wikipedia think they have not megalith construction? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.159.60.40 ( talk) 16:58, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
Megaliths were discovered in Gornaya Shoria, Siberia, Russia which could be the largest in the world. Please see the link http://englishrussia.com/2014/03/06/huge-mysterious-megaliths/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.176.65.125 ( talk) 17:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
Are there any studies out there about Megaliths in the Old Testament? If I recall correctly the patriarchs in Genesis set up Dolmens to commemorate important events. While historians and archaeologists don't like viewing the Bible as a historical document it is a mistake to completely ignore it, the Old Testament after all provides good insight into ancient culture in the Middle East.
There is mention of a "study" that speaks of a "living megalithic culture" in Madia Gonds, but there's no evidence that anyone has read this article; the name of the study's originator is not mentioned, for instance. Kortoso ( talk) 19:01, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
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A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.
Construct a structure? Maybe not so repetitive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gordon410 ( talk • contribs) 01:08, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
Would be great if somebody could include Zorats Karer megalithic monument in Armenia. /info/en/?search=Zorats_Karer The geo-temporal structure of the current article is quite complex, could not decide where to put it. Geographically it is in South Caucasus region of Eurasia, was created about 7,500-year ago according to official website http://www.carahunge.com/# Armatura ( talk) 00:40, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
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I spent some time updating, correcting and expanding this section. I hope it's not too long, but I felt it needed some amplification... This is my first stab at a somewhat larger editing job here (=at Wikipedia), and I frankly must say there are certain complications. In particular, inserting the references has taken me hours! The rules are so complicated and full of byways and exceptions, that I finally gave up trying to master all the templates and formats, and simply wrote the reference into the note as best I could. Most or all of the necessary information is there, however, so any genius who knows how to do this correctly is welcome to the job (if you have some good tips for a newbie, feel free to write them on my talk page). Next time around, I'll try writing the entire text in MFW (My Favorite Wordprocessor), and then copy and paste into Wikipedia. I'll also check out the alternative interface I've discovered is there somewhere. It may at least be better for proofreading and small corrections. Cheers! Filursiax ( talk) 21:33, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
Surely there should be a section discussing South American megaliths considering there is a focused discussion for Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Micronesia and Polynesia. The megaliths at San Agustin, Colombia surely is of significance and I would assume many others exist on the continent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D08:537D:D100:D5A8:A2BC:6E57:59F5 ( talk) 17:59, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
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