that pregnant jinn were assigned the task of cutting and moving the stone, while others say that the name reflects the belief that a woman who touches the stone experiences an increase in fertility. Stone of the South The Stone of the South (), also called the Second Monolith, was rediscovered in the same quarry in the 1990s. With its weight estimated at 1242 t, it surpasses even the dimension of the Stone of the Pregnant Woman. (There is some confusion over the naming, due to its location having been forgotten, and accordingly some sources identify "Stone of the South" as an alternate name of the Stone of the Pregnant Woman.) These are dimensions of the rectangular stone block, assuming that its shape is consistent in its still-buried parts: 19.5–20.5 m long 4.34–4.56 m wide 4.5 m high Has an estimated density of 2.6–2.8 g/cm3 Forgotten Stone The Forgotten Stone, also called the Third Monolith, was discovered in the same quarry in 2014 by archaeologists from the German Archaeological Institute. Its weight is estimated at around 1,650 tonnes, making it the largest stone ever quarried. It measures: 19.6 m long 6 m wide at least 5.5 m high (still partly buried) Trilithon The Trilithon (), also called the Three Stones, is a group of three horizontally lying giant stones, which form part of the podium of the Temple of Jupiter Baal at Baalbek. The location of the megalithic structures is atop of a hill in the region, known as Tel Baalbek. Each one of these stones is 19 metres long, 4.2 metres high, and 3.6 metres thick, and weighs around 750–800 tonnes. The supporting stone layer beneath features a number of stones which weigh an estimated 350 tonnes and are 11 metres wide. Although they do not form a trilithon in the modern archaeological sense, they have been known as the Trilithon since at latest the early Byzantine period. See also Western Stone List of ancient architectural records References Bibliography External links Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Lebanon Roman sites in Lebanon Monoliths Tourism in Lebanon Tourist attractions in Lebanon