Image number: 2584625
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
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Image size: 5184x3456 pixels (17.3"x11.5" @300dpi)
Shooting date : 2021-01-02
set of 1,050 menhirs, on 11 rows, Built between the 5th and 3rd millennia BC, these stone alignments could be a giant calendar that specified the important periods of agriculture and formed a means of determining the weather to be able to feed oneself, agriculture being the main source of food in the Neolithic period.
Keywords
Natural resources use / Agriculture / Agricultural activity / Viticulture
Science / Meteorology / Meteorological phenomenon / Sky / blue sky
Flora / Rhamnales order / Vitaceae family / Grapevine (Vitis sp) / Wine grape (Vitis vinifera)
Human Settlement / Habitat / Building / House
Area / Agricultural area / Vineyard
Religious faith / Religion / Worship place / Church
Europe / European Union / France / Grand Est / Alsace / Alsace (European Collectivity of) / Bas-Rhin 67
Ambiance / Seasons / Temperate season / Winter
Science / Meteorology / Meteorological phenomenon / Frost / Hoarfrost
Earth's crust / Landform / Hill
Area / Naturalness / Natural area
Latin keywords
Eukaryota / Archaeplastida / Chlorobionta / Embryophyta / Tracheophyta / Spermatophyta / Phanerogamae / Angiospermae / Dicotyledoneae / Rhamnales / Vitaceae / Vitis