. ▁ ▁Multiple ▁stones ▁Al ign ments ▁- ▁multiple ▁meg al ith s ▁placed ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁with ▁intention . ▁O ften ▁placed ▁in ▁rows ▁or ▁spir als . ▁Some ▁align ments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Car n ac ▁St ones ▁in ▁Brit t any , ▁France ▁consist ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁stones . ▁Meg al ith ic ▁walls ▁Stone ▁circles ▁- ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" c rom le chs " ▁in ▁most ▁languages , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁in ▁English . ▁Dol men ▁- ▁a ▁Meg al ith ic ▁form ▁created ▁by ▁placing ▁a ▁large ▁cap stone ▁on ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁support ▁stones ▁creating ▁a ▁chamber ▁below , ▁sometimes ▁closed ▁in ▁on ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁sides . ▁O ften ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁tomb ▁or ▁bur ial ▁chamber . ▁C ist ▁- ▁a ▁small ▁stone - built ▁coff in - like ▁box ▁or ▁o ss u ary ▁used ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁dead . ▁Bur ial s ▁are ▁meg al ith ic ▁forms ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁dol m ens ▁in ▁structure . ▁These ▁type ▁of ▁bur ial s ▁were ▁completely ▁under ground . ▁There ▁were ▁single - ▁and ▁multiple - ch am ber ed ▁c ists . ▁Port als , ▁doors , ▁and ▁gates . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁ ▁Mes ol ith ic ▁ ▁c . ▁ 9 5 0 0 ▁BC : ▁Const ruction ▁in ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁( G ö bek li ▁Te pe ); ▁from ▁proto - H att ian ▁or ▁else ▁a ▁yet - to - be - dis