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title: Menhir Alignments, Carnac
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2897/menhir-alignments-carnac/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Menhir Alignments, Carnac

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Menhir Alignments, Carnac](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2897.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2897.jpg)

## Image Caption

A section of the [Carnac](https://www.worldhistory.org/Carnac/) Alignments in north-west France. These granite stone menhirs were placed in long parallel lines sometime between 5,000 and 3,000 BCE. Their purpose was most likely as markers of processional ways and sacred places such as important burials and religious sites.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, August 04). Menhir Alignments, Carnac. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2897/menhir-alignments-carnac/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Menhir Alignments, Carnac." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 04, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2897/menhir-alignments-carnac/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Menhir Alignments, Carnac." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Aug 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2897/menhir-alignments-carnac/>.

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