…From the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in northwestern Europe, there are many remains made of huge stones, collectively known as megalithic monuments. Representative examples include Stonehenge in England and the Cromlech of Carnac in France, which is a row of nearly 3,000 standing stones, both of which are said to be related to sun worship. Although unrelated to agricultural rituals, stone circles are also found in the Jomon culture of Japan. From [Stone Circle]…They vary in size, with the largest stones reaching 20 tons, and the diameter of the rings ranging from large ones over 50 meters to small ones less than 2 meters. The Welsh name Cromlech is sometimes used, and those that are connected by placing lintels on top of the standing stones are sometimes called henges. There are many ruins on the Atlantic coast of Europe, and the most famous are Stonehenge and Avebury in England, and Erlanwick and Carnac in France. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "cromlech" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…北西ヨーロッパの新石器時代から青銅器時代にかけては,巨大な石で構築した各種の遺構の存在が目だっており,巨石記念物と総称されている。その代表例とされるイギリスのストーンヘンジや3000本近い立石を列に並べたフランスのカルナック列石(クロムレクcromlech)は,ともに太陽崇拝との関連が論じられている。 農耕祭祀とのかかわりとは無縁だが,日本の縄文文化にも環状列石(ストーン・サークル)がある。… 【ストーン・サークル】より…その大きさはいろいろで,最大の石は20tにも及び,環の径は50m以上の大型のものから2mに満たない小型のものまでがある。ウェールズ語の呼称クロムレックcromlechを採用したり,立石の上に楣(まぐさ)石を置いて相互に連結したものをヘンジhengeと呼んで特に区別することがある。ヨーロッパの大西洋岸に多くの遺構があり,イギリスのストーンヘンジ,エーブリーや,フランスのエル・ラニック,カルナックのものが著名である。… ※「cromlech」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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