A new phenomenon of constructing distinctive funerary monuments, collectively known as megalithic tombs, emerged around 4500 BCE along the Atlantic façade.

When were megaliths built?

In Europe megaliths are, in general, constructions erected during the Neolithic or late Stone Age and Chalcolithic or Copper Age (4500–1500 BC). The megalithic structures of Malta are believed to be the oldest in Europe. Perhaps the most famous megalithic structure is Stonehenge in England.

What era are megalithic tombs from?

period (New Stone Age, circa 4000-2000BC), farmers had a strong belief in the afterlife. They invested a huge amount of time in the design and construction of their burial monuments. They buried some of their dead in very large stone structures which are today identi- fied as megalithic tombs.