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dolmen [Breton,=stone table], burial chamber consisting of two or more upright stone slabs supporting a capstone or table, typical of the Neolithic period in Europe. See megalithic monuments.
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Dolmen at Pentre Evan, Dyfed, Wales

Prehistoric monument usually consisting of several large stone slabs set edgewise in the earth to support a flat stone roof, all covered by a mound of earth that in most cases has weathered away. Designed as a burial chamber, the structure is typical of the Neolithic Period in Europe. Dolmens, though found as far east as Japan, are mainly confined to western Europe and northern Africa. Seealso megalith; menhir.

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IL&P get cold feet on Dolmen buyout amid credit crunch.
Apr 23, 2008; IL&P get cold feet on Dolmen buyout amid credit crunch Bank wary of investors' reaction to scale of purchase Irish Life &...
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Hwasun Dolmen Festival to Offer Prehistoric Life Experience.
Apr 08, 2005; SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Hwasun, a mountainous village in South Jeolla Province, is full of dolmens, or megalithic structures...
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Jan 01, 2004; dolmen [Bret. tol , table; men , stone]. A large prehistoric monument found throughout the Celtic world, usually made of two or...
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Outrage as historic dolmen is turned into 'baked potato'.(NEWS)
Jul 15, 2007; Byline: CHRISTINA PARK AN HISTORIC Irish dolmen has been wrapped in tin foil and silver plastic -- so that it now looks more like...
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Wake Forest University Press celebrated its 30th birthday and the official opening of the Dolmen Archive at Wake Forest this past spring during the Press's annual Irish Festival.(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2006; WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY PRESS celebrated its 30th birthday and the official opening of the Dolmen Archive at Wake Forest this past...
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