megalith
prehistoric monument or structure built with one or more large stones
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megalith
Summary
megalith ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- megalith is made of stone[2].
- megalith is a type of monument[3].
- megalith is a type of building stone[4].
- megalith is a type of megalithic site[5].
- megalith's Commons category is recorded as Megaliths[6].
- megalith comprises dolmen[7].
- megalith comprises menhir[8].
- megalith comprises cromlech[9].
- megalith comprises stone circle[10].
- megalith comprises cist[11].
- megalith's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megalithic monuments[12].
- megalith's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Megalithism[13].
- megalith's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as site_type=megalith[14].
- megalith's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as archaeological_site=megalith[15].
- megalith's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[16].
- megalith's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[17].
- megalith's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- megalith's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- megalith's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
- megalith's described by source is recorded as Q105336459[21].
- megalith's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
- megalith's partially coincident with is recorded as iwakura[23].
- megalith dates from the Mesolithic[24].
- megalith dates from the Neolithic[25].
- megalith dates from the Chalcolithic[26].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include monument[3], building stone[4], and megalithic site[5].
Use and Application
Components include dolmen[7], menhir[8], cromlech[9], stone circle[10], and cist[11].
Influence
Things named for megalith include megalithic art[27], an architectural style[28].
Why It Matters
megalith ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month).[1] megalith has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] megalith is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for megalith include megalithic art[27], an architectural style[28].