taş yapıt

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Definition of taş yapıt in Turkish English dictionary

(Tarih) henge

A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space

{i} prehistoric monument enclosed by a bank or ditch made of standing stones or wooden pillars constructed during the Neolithic or Bronze Age

A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank, and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space

A prehistoric circular earthwork characterised by a non-defensive arrangement of a ditch inside the bank

a circular area enclosed by stones or wood posts set up by Neoloithic peoples It is usually bounded by a ditch and raised embankment

Neolithic or Bronze Age circular enclosure surrounded by one or more banks and ditches, with the ditch usually being inside the bank, sometimes with a stone circle, setting of posts or wooden roundhouses inside Not all stone circles are henges, as not all have a surrounding bank and ditch

Roughly circular or oval Later Neolithic earthwork consisting of a ditch within a bank of earth Diameter in the range 50-500 yards They are often close to rivers Began before 2500 BC and some of biggest around 2000 BC Burials are often found in cists or pits stone circles of same period Associated with Beaker pottery, Grooved ware, and Peterborough Ware Henges are usually classified as: Class 1 henges These have a single entrance, and are generally smaller and earlier than Class 2 Class 2 henges have two diametrically opposed entrances There are more than 80 henges in Britain, and these extend from Orkney to Cornwall In some cases, there are circular timber buildings within the henge

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taş ya·pıt