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Phallic stones in France |
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| A menhir is a large, single upright standing stone (monolith or megalith), of prehistoric European origin. Menhirs are widely distributed across Europe, Africa and Asia, but are most numerous in Western Europe; in particular in Ireland, Great Britain and Brittany, France and Portugal. They originate from many different periods across pre-history, dating back to 5000 BC and were erected as part of a larger Megalithic culture that flourished in Europe and beyond. The word menhir was adopted from French, a combination of two words found in the Breton language; men - stone and hir - long. Many are shaped as phalluses, fertility symbols possibly used for rites. | ||
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The Cham of Bondons Menhirs |
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The Cham
of
Bondons
is the largest
concentration of
menhirs
of southern
France.
Erected on this small plateau in the Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic (2500-1800 BC), the menhirs show a strong motivation and now form part of our cultural heritage. |
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The Cham des Bondons,(Chamber or House of Boudons) is located in the Cévennes National Park, between Languedoc Roussillon and Auvergne in the Mountains of the South of France. There are at least 150 menhirs and 30 burial mounds that make up the Chams. This gives the Chams of Boudons the priviledge of being the second largest megalithic concentration in Europe after that of Carnac which is also in Brittany. The huge menhirs are composed of granite and stand on a limestone plateau. At least 4000 years ago, these heavy granite stones were transported many kilometres and then planted here, on this area of limestone. The Cham of Les Bondons is a limestone plateau of about 6 miles (10km)and an altitude of 4000 feet.(1200m) spreading at the foot of the Mount Lozere. It is speculated that the menhirs may have been erected during the late Neolithic and the early Bronze Age. |
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Menhir du Champ Dolent |
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The Menhir du Champ Dolent, neolithic megalith in Eastern Brittany, France. It is the highest menhir in Brittany.
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Filitosa menhirs |
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| Filitosa on Corsika, the most important prehistoric site on the island. It is known for its humanoid standing stones, dating back to 3500 BC. The standing under the trees are all at least 1.60 to 2 meters. | ||
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The Menhir Phallus, dating back to 400 B.C., from the prehistoric site of Filitosa in Corsica, which boasts a fascinating collection of decorated Menhirs, the work of Megalithic artists. Filitosa was settled by Neolithic farming people who lived here in rock shelters until the arrival of navigators from the east in about 3500 BC. These invaders were the creators of the menhirs, the earliest of which were possibly phallic symbols worshipped by an ancient fertility cult. |
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