Megaliths found in Europe and the Mediterranean were also erected in the Neolithic period. These monuments include megalithic tombs, temples and several structures of unknown function. Tomb architecture is normally easily distinguished by the presence of human remains that had originally been buried, often with recognizable intent. Other structures may have had a mixed use, now often characterised as religious, ritual, astronomical or political. The modern distinction between various architectural functions with which we are familiar today, now makes it difficult for us to think of some megalithic structures as multi-purpose socio-cultural centre points. Such structures would have served a mixture of socio-economic, ideological, political functions and indeed aesthetic ideals.
Megaliths found in Europe and the Mediterranean were also erected in the Neolithic period These monuments include megalithic tombs temples and several structures of unknown function Tomb architecture is normally easily distinguished by the presence of human remains that had originally been buried often with recognizable intent Other structures may have had a mixed use now often characterised as religious ritual astronomical or political The modern distinction between various architectural functions with which we are familiar today now makes it difficult for us to think of some megalithic structures as multi-purpose socio-cultural centre points Such structures would have served a mixture of socio-economic ideological political functions and indeed aesthetic ideals