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  2. Megalithic graffiti symbols - Wikipedia

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    Megalithic markings, Megalithic graffiti marks, Megalithic symbols or Non-Brahmi symbols are terms used to describe markings found on mostly potsherds found in Central India, South India and Sri Lanka during the Megalithic Iron Age period. They are usually found in burial sites but are also found habitation sites as well.

  3. Megalith - Wikipedia

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    Dolmen at Ganghwa Island, South Korea (c. 300 BC) Megalithic Batu Brak, Lampung Province, Indonesia (c. 2100 BC) Megalithic grave Harhoog in Keitum, Sylt, Germany (c. 3000 BC) A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

  4. Category:Megalithic symbols - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Megalithic symbols" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *

  5. Tissamaharama inscription No. 53 - Wikipedia

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    According to Mahadevan and P. Ragupthy, this inscription is a combination of readable Brahmi and Megalithic graffiti symbols that are usually found in megalithic and early historic pottery in South India and Sri Lanka [citation needed]. They believe that the first three letters, from left to right, of this inscriptions are Brahmi letters, the ...

  6. Triskelion - Wikipedia

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    5,000 year-old triskelion on an orthostat at Newgrange. The triple spiral symbol, or three-spiral volute, appears in many early cultures: the first appeared in Malta (4400–3600 BCE); the second in the astronomical calendar of the megalithic tomb of Newgrange in Ireland built around 3200 BCE; [13] as well as on Mycenaean vessels.

  7. Neolithic engineers built megalithic monument with stones ...

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    Each of the 32 colossal stones that make up the Menga Dolmen, a 5,600-year-old megalithic monument in southern Spain, is many times bigger than the largest megaliths at Stonehenge, the most famous ...

  8. Anaikoddai seal - Wikipedia

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    The Anaikoddai seal is a soapstone seal that was found in Anaikoddai, Sri Lanka during archeological excavations of a megalithic burial site by a team of researchers from the University of Jaffna. The seal was originally part of a signet ring [1] and contains one of the oldest Brahmi inscriptions mixed with megalithic graffiti symbols found on ...

  9. Megalithic art - Wikipedia

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    Megalithic art is often similar to prehistoric rock art and contains many similar motifs such as the 'cup and ring mark', although the two forms of rock carving also have large stylistic differences. The meaning of megalithic art is the subject of much debate.