Marilyn Bridges
(Newark, New Jersey, 1948 - )
Great Menhir, Carnac
1985
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Dr. George Thomsen
2008.150
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The Great Menhir dates back to about 2000 BCE and is located six miles from the French village of Carnac, where there are a number of other megalithic sites. The term “menhir” refers simply to a large upright stone; this one was probably sixty feet tall before it fell. It may have been used by pre-Celtic people to map lunar cycles.
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