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The interior of the Menga dolmen features large stone columns that help support the structure. (iStock via Spanish National Research Council)

Colossal Stone Monument Built 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge Shows Neolithic Engineers Understood Science

A recent study of the Menga dolmen in Spain reveals complex construction techniques used roughly 6,000 years ago
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