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Menhir Vicinanze 2

Menhir Vicinanze 2

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Menhir Vicinanze 2

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Location: Giurdignano, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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December 6, 2020

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The menhirs are monoliths of prehistoric age (9-8000 years BC), but during the Middle Ages they underwent a "Christianization" with the engraving of crosses and, in some countries, they are …

Sandro (ancient_salento)

December 24, 2022

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Menhir already cataloged at the end of the 19th century by the scholar Cosimo De Giorgi. In the early 1930s, it was restored due to an accidental fall.

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September 21, 2023

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Inserted in the collection komoot.com/it-it/collection/2431081/-pietre-del-salento - Menhir forming part of the infamous megalithic garden of Italy located on the edge of a strategic crossroads. It is interesting to discover that, on the farm behind, there is a hypogeum dug into the rock facing east. Some tend to think it could be a place of worship dedicated to Isis.

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Elevation 70 m

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