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Rough stone monuments and their builders (1912)

Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric), 1882-1934 · London, New York : Harper & brothers · leaf 90

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parallel to the GiantsGraves of Sardinia, which are built usually ofstone blocks on the surface, but occasionally are 68 FRANCE, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL cut in the solid rock. Other tombs in the samedistrict show the common megalithic constructionconsisting of a base course of upright slabs sur-mounted… … o<0o O.o. •00 a u - v q o °o00 CL^cOoO <p d Fig. 14. Corridor-tomb at Los Millares, Spain.(After Siret.) may have two or more niches in its circumference.It is roofed by the successive overlapping orcorbelling of the upper courses. The vault thusformed is further supported by a pillar of wood…

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