Grand-Menhir, Locmariaquer

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Three of the remaining pieces of the Grand-Menhir at the Neolithic site of Locmariaquer in north-west France. The menhir once stood 20 metres high and weighed 280 tons. It toppled and broke into four pieces c. 4,000 BCE, a few hundred years after its original positioning.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, August 12). Grand-Menhir, Locmariaquer. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2922/grand-menhir-locmariaquer/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Grand-Menhir, Locmariaquer." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 12, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2922/grand-menhir-locmariaquer/.

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