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Rude stone monuments in all countries; their age and uses (1872)

Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 59

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is composed of earth, and all have sepulchral chambersbuilt with stones in horizontal layers, not so megalithic as thosefound in our tumuli, but of a more polished and artistic form ofconstruction. The age, too, in which these monuments were erected wasessentially the age of bronze; not only are… … 6. View of principal Chamber in Keguliul Galeassi Tomb. More particulars and illustrations of these tombs will be found in the firstvolume of my History of Architecture, and they need not, therefore, be repeatedhere. Chap. II. TUMUI.I. 35 exist everywhere, and some of the nails themselves are in…

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