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Art History Week 1
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
09/10/2017

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Term
Post-and-Lintel Construction
Definition

System of construction composed of

 

2 vertical upright posts supporting one horizontal elements, a lintel 

Term
Menhirs
Definition

From 2 celtic words:"stone" and "long"

 

Slightly shaped single stones set upright in the ground

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Dolmens
Definition

Celtic word meaning "Table"

 

Chambers consisting to 2 or more stones supporting a single table. 

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Cromlech
Definition

Celtic word "circle" and "place"

 

Megalithic structures composed of groupings or menhirs arranged to form circles 

Term
Monolith
Definition
Single Stone
Term
Necropolis
Definition
City of the Dead
Term
Structure in the Round
Definition
Structure completely detached from it's original material and can be seen from all sides
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Relief Sculpture
Definition
Sculpted on one side like a carved picture where at least one side remains attached to the original material
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