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Andy B
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| Posted 17-09-2014 at 20:04  
A lunar-crescent-shaped stone monument that dates back around 5,000 years has been identified in Israel.
Located about 8 miles (13 kilometers) northwest of the Sea of Galilee, the structure is massive — its volume is about 14,000 cubic meters (almost 500,000 cubic feet) and it has a length of about 150 meters (492 feet)
"The proposed interpretation for the site is that it constituted a prominent landmark in its natural landscape, serving to mark possession and to assert authority and rights over natural resources by a local rural or pastoral population," Wachtel wrote in the summary of a presentation given recently at the International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East.
More at LiveScience
http://www.livescience.com/47835-massive-5-000-year-old-stone-monument-revealed-in-israel.html
[We may well have some of the sites referenced already listed - I haven't had the chance to check. It's visible from the air so shouldn't be too hard to locate]
With thanks to Mary B for the link, she writes: "Just trying to do my part to make the Megalithic Portal the best website of its kind! This is really fascinating."
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davidmorgan
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| Posted 17-09-2014 at 21:08  
Here...
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[Thanks David ll=32.939314,35.426735 ]
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| Posted 19-09-2014 at 23:49  
That is pretty incredible, I don't think I can ever recall hearing of a lunar shaped cairn before
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Andy B
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| Posted 03-10-2014 at 14:33  
motist writes:
All the lunar crescents I know are pointing upwards, the one found points downwards
Site page created - thanks Moti
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=36397
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