Abstract
In the first part of the article a review and definitions of the main types of megalithic and quasi-megalithic monuments worldwide and in Bulgaria is proposed. The megalithic construction method is commented in detail. In the second part a large and modern data base about the orientation of 110 Thracian dolmens (XII-VII c. BC) is presented and interpreted in detail. The astronomic orientation principle is tested. As a next step the orientation of the dolmens is compared with the orientation of the classic temples under tumuli in the Thracian region (VI c. BC – III c.). The main dolmen orientation principle – towards the Sun god – has been preserved in the temple orientation in the next epoch. In the third part the article promotes the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) as the most adequate technique for dating megaliths. The main advantage of luminescent dating is that it uses quartz grains which are present in all archaeological sites.
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