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Piltdown Man memorial, 1938The site of the discovery of the Piltdown skull: the monolith memorial unveiled by Sir Keith Arthur on 22nd July 1938
Monolithic stele from Tiwanaku, La Paz, BoliviaImpressive monolithic stele from Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia
Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati de DaltSpain, Balearic Islands, Menorca. Talati de Dalt. Talayotic Settlement of Talati. Located near Mao, it was built using regular stone blocks
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
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
Mayan Monolith - Quirigua - Sky Xul in Jaws of a MonsterGuatemala - Mayan Monolith - Quirigua - 8th century AD. Quirigua is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala
Baalbek, Lebanon - A huge Monolith destined for AcropolisBaalbek, 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
Monaco - Cote d Azur - The Rock of MonacoThe 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
Church with idols from Tiwanaku, BoliviaChurch built ith stone and stele idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia
Advertisement for Brittany, Northern FranceFrench railways advertisement for Brittany, Northern France. circa 1946
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
Western Bolivia - Catholic Church at TiwanakuTiwanaku (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
Portugal. Menhir of Piedra Longa. Neolithic Era. Archaeology Museum. Montemor-o-Novo
Pre-Columbian art. Monolith at the entrance of the NationalPre-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
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
Standing Stones at Machrie Moor, Shiskine, Arran, Scotland. Machrie Moor is the site of a number of neolithic structures
ETHIOPIA. Axum. Monolithic Stele (1st c. )ETHIOPIA. Axum. Monolithic Stele (1st c.)
BOLIVIA. LA PAZ. Tiahuanaco. Kalasasaya Temple. Anthropomorphous monolith. Sculpture
THE GAMBIA. Wassu. Stone circles
The Lincoln column, first monolith raised, Nov. 1860, Presidential election, being S. column of connecting corridor
Monolithic stele at Tiwanaku, BoliviaImpressive monolithic statues at Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia
Kon-Tiki MuseumA 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
Rudston Monolith, a 25 foot high standing stone, in Rudston churchyard, Yorkshire, England, the highest of its kind in Britain. Date: BC
Lubaantun archaeology - native girl in British Museum, 1926Believed 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