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megalith
noun
mega·lith
ˈme-gə-ˌlith 
: a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block
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In contrast to the rectilinear blocks at Stonehenge, the Stenness megaliths are thin slabs with angled upper edges, like upside-down guillotine blades.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Chief among these was the sacrifice of childhood upon the altar of commerce, performed by such capitalistic megaliths as Disney, whose Mickey Mouse figured prominently in his oeuvre.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025
Moai statue design The moai statues are massive megaliths, with roughly 1,000 of them built by the Rapa Nui people between roughly 1400 and 1650 CE.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Rap Nui’s moai statues are massive megaliths that were built by the Rapa Nui people in roughly 1400–1650 CE.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Chief among these was the sacrifice of childhood upon the altar of commerce, performed by such capitalistic megaliths as Disney, whose Mickey Mouse figured prominently in his oeuvre.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025
Moai statue design The moai statues are massive megaliths, with roughly 1,000 of them built by the Rapa Nui people between roughly 1400 and 1650 CE.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Rap Nui’s moai statues are massive megaliths that were built by the Rapa Nui people in roughly 1400–1650 CE.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Megalith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megalith. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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