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Forum:  Stones Forum
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 New Message Posted!2009-01-16 10:21   
Glad we could be of help. But I get the impression that these are not really megaliths in the normal understanding of the word, but a much more recent doorway. Still, its a pretty ancient site, whatever.

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 New Message Posted!2009-01-15 19:29   
Thank you so very very much!
It's still quite difficult to find photographs of it online but at least now I know where to look and a name to go on. I do very much appreciate it, I've always had a draw to the standing stones and when you add in human skulls it's and instant favourite!

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 New Message Posted!2009-01-13 16:37   
Is this it ?

http://www.speedylook.com/Roquepertuse.html

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Doorway-with-Skulls-from-the-Sanctuary-of-Roquepertuse-Gaule-La-Tene-II-Civilization-Posters_i1348633_.htm

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 New Message Posted!2009-01-13 15:42   


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On 2009-01-13 13:08, Morgan_Crone wrote:
Hello, I was hoping that someone here could help me.
For a while now I have been trying to find information on one particular megalith.
Years ago in a book about the standing stones of England, Ireland, and Scotland which I cannot remember the title of there were photos and a blip of info about one structure I have been rather intrigued about and it's been really frustration trying to find anything more about it.
I can't remember exactly if it was Ireland or Scotland, pretty sure it was Ireland though but the structure it was made up of a few Stonehenge-like trilithons, at least 2 still standing upright in the time of black and white photos, with about 3 hollowed out alcoves in each of the pillars of the trilithons each hollow had a human skull in it.
If anyone knows of the name, location or any information of these stones I would very much appreciate it, thank you!



Hi Chap
I think the site you are describing is in France and is sometimes called the Sanctuary of Roquepertuse, Gaule. It is a La Tene II (Iron Age) shrine dedicated to a cult of the head as it seems IA people believed the head.

whoa!! I really should read over my posts before I send them!

What I meant to go on to say was.....

.....the head to be the "soul" of an individual.



[ This message was edited by: karloff on 2009-01-14 10:08 ]

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 New Message Posted!2009-01-13 13:08   
Hello, I was hoping that someone here could help me.
For a while now I have been trying to find information on one particular megalith.
Years ago in a book about the standing stones of England, Ireland, and Scotland which I cannot remember the title of there were photos and a blip of info about one structure I have been rather intrigued about and it's been really frustration trying to find anything more about it.
I can't remember exactly if it was Ireland or Scotland, pretty sure it was Ireland though but the structure it was made up of a few Stonehenge-like trilithons, at least 2 still standing upright in the time of black and white photos, with about 3 hollowed out alcoves in each of the pillars of the trilithons each hollow had a human skull in it.
If anyone knows of the name, location or any information of these stones I would very much appreciate it, thank you!

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