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The number of runestones in Sweden is estimated at between 1,700 [2] and 2,500 (depending on definition). [2]The Swedish district of Uppland has the highest concentration with as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone, whereas Södermanland is second with 391).
Bird stones (5,000 to 2,500 years old) are portable bird-shaped stone sculptures created by generations of North American sculptors. Toquepala Caves (Peru) – "Abrigo del Diablo" and the other caves contain at least 50 noted pieces. The artists used paint made from hematite, and painted in seven colors with red being dominant. [26] [27] [28]
Aubrey Burl lists 43 stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway: 15 in Dumfriesshire; 19 in Kirkcudbrightshire; and 9 in Wigtonshire. [5] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 49 stone circles in the region. Of these 49, 24 are listed as 'possible'; one is an 18th-century construction; and a number have ...
Replica of the Stone and Coronation Chair kept in a house museum. Stone of the Guanches: Afur, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain: Engraved tuff stone stele related to the process of Guanche mummification. Stone of Tmutarakan: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia: Marble stone with an 11th-century inscription discovered in 1792. Sunday Rock
The archetypical stone circle is an uncluttered enclosure, large enough to congregate inside, and composed of megalithic stones. Often similar structures are named 'stone circle', but these names are either historic, or incorrect. Examples of commonly misinterpreted stone circles are ring cairns, burial mounds, and kerb cairns.
In most cases ancient civilizations had little, if any, advanced technology that would help them move these monoliths. [citation needed] The most notable exception is that of the Ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and Romans, who had cranes and treadwheels to help lift colossal stones (see list of ancient Greek and Roman monoliths).
Rocks formations and the Dedo de Deus (God's Finger) peak in the background, Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil Raouché or Pigeons' Rock in Beirut, Lebanon Druid Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, US View of Meteora, Greece Rock formations in Ongamira Valley, Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina Belogradchik Rocks, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria "Jaws", an erosional fin ...
Omphalos stones marking the center were erected in several places about the Mediterranean Sea; the most famous of those was at Delphi. Omphalos is also the name of the stone given to Cronus. (Greek mythology) Uluru (also Ayers Rock), the first tells of serpent beings who waged many wars around Uluru, scarring the rock. The second tells of two ...