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Phallic stones in Italy |
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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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San Vincenzo Menhir |
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Lugnacco Menhir |
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Apulia Menhirs |
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| Apulia is the Italian region with the highest concentration of megalithic monuments and sites, particularly menhirs and dolmens, perhaps the most impressive forms of prehistoric architecture. | ||
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Menhir Fausa |
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Modugno Menhir
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