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

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

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

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