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As indicated above, "dolmen" is not the only word used to identify these structures. "Dolmen" means "stone table" in --> and was first used archaeologically by Théophile Corret De La Tour D'Auvergne . The Etymology of the German ''Hünenbett'' or ''Hünengrab'' and Dutch ''Hunebed'' all invoke the imagery of Giant s building the structures. Of other Celtic Languages , " Cromlech " derives from Welsh and "quoit" is commonly used in Cornwall . These Megalithic Tomb s are found on the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts. ''Hunebedden'' are Chamber Tomb s similar to dolmens and date to the middle Neolithic ( Funnelbeaker Culture , 4th Millennium BC ). They consist of a Kerb surrounding an Oval mound which covered a Rectangular chamber of stones with the entrance on one of the long sides. Some have a more complex layout and include an entrance passage giving them a T-shape. It has been suggested that this means they are related to the Passage Grave s found in Denmark and elsewhere. In alone. Similar tombs can be found all over the world. Korea is said to contain half of the world's total, dating from the 1st Millennium BC . The dolmen in Ganghwa is a northern-type, table-shaped dolmen where ancestral rites were held. It is the biggest stone of this kind in South Korea , measuring 2.6 by 7.1 by 5.5 Metre s. Dolmens are also present in Syria and Israel , in the Golan Heights . Over 3000 dolmens and other structures can be found in the North-Western Caucasus region of Russia, where more and more dolmens are discovered in the mountains each year. |
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