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There are several hundreds of stone circles known in the northern Europe. Most of them were created during the time period from the late Stone Age until Middle Ages. However, their historical significance has been studied and evaluated only in a small number of cases. More often these stone circles are considered as peculiar nature formations, connected with the local folklore. The stone circles locate in the northern part of Poland were mainly studied since the beginning of the last century and the time of their ...

The Step Pyramid complex of Djoser in Saqqara visible today is a reconstruction performed by the main excavator, a French architect Jean-Philippe Lauer, who reconstructed key portions of the complex in the area of 15 ha. However, reconstructed walls, columns and other structures substantially differ in contrast from the Step pyramid itself, its architecture and system of underground tunnels. The existing structure is also not indicating the necessity of numerous attempts to rebuild the pyramid and most likely repr...