The word 'megalith' comes from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Ancient Greek] μέγας megas meaning great, and λίθος lithos meaning stone. Megalith also denotes an item consisting of rock(s) hewn in definite shapes for special [[purposes]]. It has been used to describe buildings built by people from many parts of the world living in many [[different]] periods. A variety of large stones are seen as megaliths, with the most widely known megaliths not being [[Tomb|sepulchral]]. The construction of these [[structures]] took place mainly in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic Neolithic] (though earlier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesolithic Mesolithic] examples are known) and continued into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcolithic Chalcolithic] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age Bronze Age]. | The word 'megalith' comes from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Ancient Greek] μέγας megas meaning great, and λίθος lithos meaning stone. Megalith also denotes an item consisting of rock(s) hewn in definite shapes for special [[purposes]]. It has been used to describe buildings built by people from many parts of the world living in many [[different]] periods. A variety of large stones are seen as megaliths, with the most widely known megaliths not being [[Tomb|sepulchral]]. The construction of these [[structures]] took place mainly in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic Neolithic] (though earlier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesolithic Mesolithic] examples are known) and continued into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcolithic Chalcolithic] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age Bronze Age]. |