Menhir à Dréeuil-lès-Anmien

Menhir à Dréeuil-lès-Anmien is a standing stone at Dréeuil-lès-Anmien in Somme, Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is also described as a megalithic stone. The site belongs to the wider group of megalithic monuments found in the Somme.

The menhir is made of sandstone and stands about 55 million years old. It weighs about 3 tonnes. The stone was extracted from the fields in 1967. The available information does not describe its present condition, shape, decoration, or archaeological surroundings in further detail.

Its dating is given as 2800 BCE to 1800 BCE, based on a typological estimate. The information also notes that it forms part of the megalithic sites of the Somme, but it does not provide a detailed history of excavation, use, or later investigation at this specific site.

Menhirs are large upright stones placed by people. Such monuments often date from the European middle Bronze Age, although many are older, and they may stand alone or in groups. Proposed uses include rituals, territorial markers, and elements of ideological systems, but their purposes remain uncertain.

Menhir à Dréeuil-lès-Anmien is a menhir (standing stone) in Somme, Kingdom of the Netherlands. A typological estimate: 2800 BCE to 1800 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the pcd article "Menhir à Dréeuil-lès-Anmien", shown in the original language.