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aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 11:59 PM Nov 2013

The Great Broken Menhir

(in French, Le Grand Menhir Brisé) is said to be the largest Neolithic Menhir (or prehistoric stone spire) in the world. Unfortunately, it fell over some time in prehistory and broke into four pieces but would have measured a continuous seventy feet (23 meters) in total height and weighing over 350 tons. It's part of the group of mysterious Carnac Stones located around the village of Carnac in Britany, France that were thought to have been erected by pre-Celtic tribes as much as 7,000 years ago.



Other Carnac prehistoric stone monuments.









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The Great Broken Menhir (Original Post) aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2013 OP
That right there. That's cool. nt rrneck Nov 2013 #1
How did they do it? rdharma Nov 2013 #2
I'm thinking Obelix Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #3
 

rdharma

(6,057 posts)
2. How did they do it?
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 12:26 AM
Nov 2013

Last photo........ How did they put that heavy stone on top of those smaller supporting stones?

That would be quite an accomplishment with modern heavy equipment.

Was it Asterix?

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