An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . ~^:^!^-T^WSf<i!0 t m D Ittte Manuel It Arch*: 1 t t. Pr hi^tur que FiGiRE 45. Xeolithic Jlonuments, a ilcnir. Britain they are called Druids iVltars and are popu-larly associated with Drnidical rites.*^ Besides themonolithic tj^oe there is the polylithic or cell type ofmonument associated with burial and ancestor-worship. •t See figures 44 and 45. Keunc, op. cit., p. 125. 98 SOCIAL EVOLUTION The tomb is composed of several megaliths—one for thefloor, others upright or on edge, supporting a horizontalslab which covers


An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . ~^:^!^-T^WSf<i!0 t m D Ittte Manuel It Arch*: 1 t t. Pr hi^tur que FiGiRE 45. Xeolithic Jlonuments, a ilcnir. Britain they are called Druids iVltars and are popu-larly associated with Drnidical rites.*^ Besides themonolithic tj^oe there is the polylithic or cell type ofmonument associated with burial and ancestor-worship. •t See figures 44 and 45. Keunc, op. cit., p. 125. 98 SOCIAL EVOLUTION The tomb is composed of several megaliths—one for thefloor, others upright or on edge, supporting a horizontalslab which covers the whole space enclosed.** Some ofthese sepulchral chambers are covered with great piles


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