The Megalithic Structures of Vera Island in Turgoyak Lake, Southern Urals By S. A. Grigoriev (stgrig@*****) and Y. V. Vasina (semantik@*****)
Different types of megalithic structures are known from the Mediterranean, Northern and Atlantic Europe. They include individual menhirs (standing-stones), alleys of menhirs (menhir alignments), dolmens, gallery graves, rock-cut tombs, etc. Until recently, only the dolmens of the Western Caucasus represented these types of sites in Eastern Europe.
During the last years, relatively small alleys of menhirs are also found in the Urals, but the size of these sites and the labor inputs for their construction are not striking. Therefore, their designation as megalithic structures must be viewed with some reservation. However, field studies conducted during the last three years resulted in the discovery of a new type of archaeological site in the Urals, which may be considered true megalithic structures.
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