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Monolith Collection

Background imageMonolith Collection: Piltdown Man memorial, 1938

Piltdown Man memorial, 1938
The site of the discovery of the Piltdown skull: the monolith memorial unveiled by Sir Keith Arthur on 22nd July 1938

Background imageMonolith Collection: Monolithic stele from Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia

Monolithic stele from Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia
Impressive monolithic stele from Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Background imageMonolith Collection: Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati de Dalt

Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati de Dalt
Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati­ de Dalt. Talayotic Settlement of Talati­. Located near Mao, it was built using regular stone blocks

Background imageMonolith Collection: Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati de Dalt

Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati de Dalt
Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati­ de Dalt. Talayotic Settlement of Talati­. Located near Mao, it was built using regular stone blocks

Background imageMonolith Collection: Spain, Burgos. Solar del Ci

Spain, Burgos. Solar del Cid. Monument built in 1784 by Jose Cortes. Although there is no historical evidence, this site marks the place where the house of El Cid was located. Illustration by E

Background imageMonolith Collection: Axum, Ethiopia, East Africa - Monolithic Stele - 1st century

Axum, Ethiopia, East Africa - Monolithic Stele - 1st century. These tall, carved obelisks, relics of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum - they are markers for the Royal Tombs. Date: 1910s

Background imageMonolith Collection: Mayan Monolith - Quirigua - Sky Xul in Jaws of a Monster

Mayan Monolith - Quirigua - Sky Xul in Jaws of a Monster
Guatemala - Mayan Monolith - Quirigua - 8th century AD. Quirigua is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala

Background imageMonolith Collection: Baalbek, Lebanon - A huge Monolith destined for Acropolis

Baalbek, Lebanon - A huge Monolith destined for Acropolis
Baalbek, Lebanon - A huge Monolith (21m long) destined for Acropolis, still within the quarry, showing how these large stones were carved as single pieces in situ. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMonolith Collection: Monaco - Cote d Azur - The Rock of Monaco

Monaco - Cote d Azur - The Rock of Monaco
The Rock of Monaco (Rocher de Monaco) - a 62m tall monolith on the Mediterranean coast of the Principality of Monaco - Cote d Azur. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMonolith Collection: Church with idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Church with idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Church built ith stone and stele idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Background imageMonolith Collection: Advertisement for Brittany, Northern France

Advertisement for Brittany, Northern France
French railways advertisement for Brittany, Northern France. circa 1946

Background imageMonolith Collection: The Great Monolith, Lough Gur, Co Limerick

The Great Monolith, Lough Gur, Co Limerick - view of a large rectangular stone with man beside for scale. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Limerick: Lough Gur). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageMonolith Collection: Western Bolivia - Catholic Church at Tiwanaku

Western Bolivia - Catholic Church at Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. The Tiwanaku Church was built in 1612 re-using stone from the site

Background imageMonolith Collection: Portugal. Menhir of Piedra Longa. Neolithic Era. Archaeolog

Portugal. Menhir of Piedra Longa. Neolithic Era. Archaeology Museum. Montemor-o-Novo

Background imageMonolith Collection: Pre-Columbian art. Monolith at the entrance of the National

Pre-Columbian art. Monolith at the entrance of the National
Pre-Columbian art. Aztec. Tlaloc. Nahua deity, lord of the land and the god of rain. Monolith at the entrance of the National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. Mexico

Background imageMonolith Collection: Stone of the Sun. 1479. Incorrectly known as Aztec

Stone of the Sun. 1479. Incorrectly known as Aztec Calendar. Disc shaped ceremonial monolith made of basalt with inscriptions about the Mexica cosmogony and the solar cults. Aztec art

Background imageMonolith Collection: Standing Stones at Machrie Moor, Shiskine, Arran, Scotland

Standing Stones at Machrie Moor, Shiskine, Arran, Scotland. Machrie Moor is the site of a number of neolithic structures

Background imageMonolith Collection: ETHIOPIA. Axum. Monolithic Stele (1st c. )

ETHIOPIA. Axum. Monolithic Stele (1st c. )
ETHIOPIA. Axum. Monolithic Stele (1st c.)

Background imageMonolith Collection: BOLIVIA. LA PAZ. Tiahuanaco. Kalasasaya Temple

BOLIVIA. LA PAZ. Tiahuanaco. Kalasasaya Temple. Anthropomorphous monolith. Sculpture

Background imageMonolith Collection: THE GAMBIA. Wassu. Stone circles

THE GAMBIA. Wassu. Stone circles

Background imageMonolith Collection: The Lincoln column, first monolith raised, Nov. 1860, Presid

The Lincoln column, first monolith raised, Nov. 1860, Presidential election, being S. column of connecting corridor

Background imageMonolith Collection: Monolithic stele at Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Monolithic stele at Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Impressive monolithic statues at Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Background imageMonolith Collection: Kon-Tiki Museum

Kon-Tiki Museum
A Viking ship, carved monolith and famous raft the Kon-Tiki, at the museum in Oslo. Thor Heyerdahl sailed across the Pacific on the Kon-tiki in 1947. Date: 1960s

Background imageMonolith Collection: Rudston Monolith

Rudston Monolith, a 25 foot high standing stone, in Rudston churchyard, Yorkshire, England, the highest of its kind in Britain. Date: BC

Background imageMonolith Collection: Lubaantun archaeology - native girl in British Museum, 1926

Lubaantun archaeology - native girl in British Museum, 1926
Believed to be the first of a dying race of Maya indians who has ever visited England: Emilia Vasquez standing by an ancient Maya monolith in the British Museum


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