(1) The potential significance of Nabta as a ceremonial site was further strengthened by the discovery of an arrangement of stone megaliths (large free standing stones) on the western edge of the Nabta basin.(2) Their simple round-based pottery has sometimes given them the name u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510bowl culturesu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb, but they are better known for the construction of monumental tombs out of large boulders or megaliths .(3) The dry summer led to exceptional definition of buried megaliths , so that orientations and dimensions could be seen.(4) I had heard that the megaliths at Stonehenge could be seen from a great distance and one would be overwhelmed as one approached closer.(5) The terraced square of rough stone blocks follows the terrain, suggesting an odd reminiscence of prehistoric megaliths .
