PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE

Paleolithic

Old Stone Age

Mesolithic

Middle Stone Age

Neolithic

New Stone Age

Bronze Age

Period of metalworking with copper

Iron Age

Era characterized by tools made of Iron or Steel

Megalith

Large stone, alone or with others, using an interlocking system without mortar

Dolmen/Cromlech

Structure with 2+ upright stones supporting a stone or slab

Stone Circle

Monolithic stones arranged in concentric circles

Stonehenge

Burial ground with earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones

Monolith (Or Menhir)

Isolated single upright stone

Tumulus/Barrows

Earthen mound used for burial

Rock Shelter

Shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff

Cave, Cliff Dwelling, Hut

Various prehistoric dwellings

Katal Huyuk, Turkey

Prehistoric settlement with rectangular, single-roomed mud-plastered structures