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Dolmen della Chianca, Apulia, Italia

O Dolmen della Chianca é um monumento megalítico pré-histórico datado da Idade do Bronze, entre 2300 e 1750 AEC

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For #TombTuesday come visit a gorgeous dolmen above the Tejo River in the heart of Portugal
#megalith #megalithictomb #dolmen #Portugal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8io6TRxMHUQ

#TombTuesday with the Necropolis of Taormina, a Columbarium on the road up into the town
People appear to call it interchangeably the 'Byzantine' or 'Arab Necropolis' with estimates of use between c8-11

See more of Taormina in the new episode >>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL1ZJcvhnoM

The junction in the funerary roads at Cerveteri in Italy. These tumuli were Orientalising tombs. They were partly cut into tuff and partly constructed. One tumulus could have multiple chambers meant for a family. #TombTuesday

This #TombTuesday I'm grateful that yesterday when Portugal had a massive nation-wide powercut, I was out in the countryside admiring this gorgeous dolmen in the sunshine, surrounded by wildflowers. No electricity needed!
#Portugal #megalith #megalithictomb

The largest monolith outside the remaining kerb boulders of Carn Daley Clava Cairn nr Drumnadrochit south of Inverness #TombTuesday

More pictures on @megalithic here https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6366

A Roman pyramid from the cemetery area of Isola Sacra at Ostia Italy. Romans had their own Egyptomania in the Imperial times. #TombTuesday

Zum #TombTuesday gibt es heute drei verschiedene Statuen auf einem Friedhof in Essen. Ich habe übrigens noch nie die Abbildung eines Mannes gesehen, der auf dem Grab einer Frau aufgestellt ist. Es sind meist Frauen-Figuren oder Engel, die trauern…

Mullach an Tuir Cairn near Cannich in the Highlands was only ‘rediscovered’ 30 yrs ago #TombTuesday
More info on the site & the amazing work of Strathglass Heritage Association here https://www.strathglass-heritage-trail.co.uk/mullach-an-tuir/

Bronkham Hill barrow cemetery in Dorset dates to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. The barrows range from small, 3.7 metres in diameter, to large, 30 metres in diameter. The whole ridge top is filled with barrows and cairns and holes in the ground. #TombTuesday

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The reliquary chapel of St. Eulalia in the Cathedral of #Barcelona, #Spain

#Travelphotography #catholicism #ChurchArchitecture #espana

Historisch und versteckt im Wald, aber das schmiedeiserne Tor steht offen zum Besuch: Der Familienfriedhof derer von Bodelschwingh in Bergkamen. Umgeben von alten Bäumen und efeubewachsenen Gräbern liegt dieser Ort ruhig abseits der Wege – ein Stück westfälischer Adelsgeschichte mitten in der Natur. #TombTuesday

Mehr zu diesem Ort in der Rubrik "Friedhöfe im Ruhrgebiet": https://www.ruhrgebiet-industriekultur.de/friedhoefe-im-ruhrgebiet/#bodelschwingh

For #tombtuesday here's a stunner of a dolmen: the Anta do Barrocal, in Évora district. Read more here:
https://prehistoricportugal.com/2025/04/anta-do-barrocal/
#megalith #megalithic #Portugal #dolmen

13th century stone effigy from Arbuthnott Parish Church in Aberdeenshire, considered to be that of Hugo le Blond of Arbuthnott. The tomb below is 16th century in date, and contains the remains of James Arbuthnott. My own. #TombTuesday #Medieval #Aberdeenshire

Apart from the normal gravegoods, the Oseberg boat burial had fragmentary tapestry, made with wool, silk and flax. Most of the textiles that were found within the ship were found in the burial chamber of two women. The tapestry pictures human and animal figures. #TombTuesday

For #tombtuesday, come take a virtual visit to a neolithic dolmen that was used for centuries. The Anta do Sobral is a gorgeous dolmen in the megalith-rich municipality of Castelo de Vide.
#megalith #dolmen #prehistoric #Portugal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y05v3qrTEk&list=PLUCCK-I4kg1w9_p9gaUUKyhte5Uk4z5PC&index=1

In the village of Nughedu Santa Vittoria, #Sardinia are some Domus de Janas - survivors of a larger necropolis. This tomb preserves peculiar architectural and decorative elements, like a bull's head relief on a pillar (or some say upside-down anthropomorphic figure). #TombTuesday More...
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The wooden chamber of a Celtic princely tomb from near Riedlingen, SW Germany. It was covered by a mound, 6 m high and 65 m in diameter. It dated to 620-450 BC. It was found looted. Photo: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart / Jörn Heimann #TombTuesday

More on our page, with thanks to our contributor Vishap for the photos:
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6339052 #TombTuesday
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How's this for an eerie location: Kalby Langdysse (Long Barrow) in #Denmark Four orthostats (upright stones) and one capstone which has been overturned. Towards the north-east is another capstone and two smaller stones, perhaps the remains of another chamber. #TombTuesday More...
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