dolmen

Summary

dolmen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (729 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• dolmen is made of megalith^[2].
• dolmen is a type of megalithic tomb^[3].
• dolmen is a type of tomb^[4].
• dolmen's Commons category is recorded as Dolmens^[5].
• dolmen comprises orthostates^[6].
• dolmen comprises capstone^[7].
• dolmen comprises tumulus^[8].
• dolmen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dolmens^[9].
• dolmen's Commons gallery is recorded as Dolmen^[10].
• dolmen's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as megalith_type=dolmen^[11].
• dolmen's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• dolmen's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[13].
• dolmen's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• dolmen's shape is recorded as rectangular cuboid^[15].
• dolmen's name in kana is recorded as しせきぼ^[16].
• dolmen's different from is recorded as cromlech^[17].
• dolmen dates from the Neolithic^[18].
• dolmen dates from the Bronze Age^[19].
• dolmen dates from the Chalcolithic^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include megalithic tomb^[3] and tomb^[4].

Use and Application

Components include orthostates^[6]; capstone^[7]; and tumulus^[8], a historiographical concept^[21].

Why It Matters

dolmen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (729 views/month).^[1] dolmen has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] dolmen is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]