standing stone
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Archaeologists have discovered that what was thought to be a single standing stone in a forest is part of a larger ceremonial site dating back 3,700 years to the Bronze Age.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
"What we've uncovered is evidence of a much more complex ceremonial landscape, which the original standing stone is part of," Dr Shaw explained.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
A suspected arson attack on a standing stone thought to be thousands of years old has horrified experts.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023
Like the woman’s increasingly upsetting visions, these time warps seem related to the eerie, vaguely human-shaped standing stone that looms over the island, a memorial to a past seafaring tragedy.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
The standing stone was cold, and it cast a long pale shadow that stretched eastward over them.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
