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Abstract

The Megalithic Structures of Vera Island in Turgoyak Lake, Southern Urals

By

S. A. Grigoriev[1]

(stgrig@mail.ru)

and

Y. V. Vasina[2]

(semantik@mail.ru)

Megalithic structures among the most impressive archaeological sites. Different types of megalithic structures are known from the Mediterranean, as well as Northern and Atlantic Europe. Until recently, only relatively small menhir alignments were known in the Urals, but recently megalithic sites have been excavated on Vera Island in Turgoyak Lake of the Chelyabinsk area of Russia. They are up to 18 m long. The closest analogies to these structures are the gallery graves of Western Europe. Excavations of the megalithic structures reveals remains from three periods of use: the third and fourth millennium BC, as well as the 19^th century AD.

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[1] Institute of History and Archaeology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

[2] South-Ural University, Chelyabinsk, Russia.