The Thracian Cromlech is situated on the plateau of a small ridge in an area called Bunar Alta (Six Wells), 1km southwest of the village of Dolni Glavanak. It represents a cult site built of vertically upraise stone-blocks. The stones were laid directly upon the rock without special tilling or drilling of the ground. Their appropriate form and, in some cases, the support of smaller stones ensured the monument’s stability. The enclosed sacred place where the rituals were implemented has an oval shape. The term “cromlech” was adopted in Europe for representing constructions like this one built by vertically upright huge stone blocks (megaliths), surrounding an area with oval form. The most popular monument of that kind is the famous “Stonehenge” in southern England. Cromlech was built during the second phase of the Early Iron Age (8th-6th Century BC).

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