Question

What were megaliths?
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Answer 1

Answer:

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea.

Answer 2

Big prehistoric structures made using rock or stones are known as megaliths.

Explanation:

Megaliths are compulsorily prehistoric monuments.

• These represent the finest architectural structures in the world made using hand tools as heavy industrial equipment was not available in the older times.
• Stonehenge is one of the most famous international megaliths in the world.

• These are monuments built using large stone structures comprising of one or more big stones.
• The stones were used either with other stones or individually.
• Megalithic structures are generally straight but sometimes also in form of structures and chambers.