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Statue menhir
Standing stone carved into a human shape / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A statue menhir is a type of carved standing stone created during the later European Neolithic Period.
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The statues consist of a vertical slab or pillar with a stylised design of a human figure cut into it, sometimes with hints of clothing or weapons visible.