What are dolmens?

A dolmen is like a giant stone bed that ancient people used to rest on, but way back in history!

Imagine you're playing with building blocks, and instead of making towers, you make a big table out of huge rocks. That’s kind of what a dolmen looks like. It has two big stones standing up like legs, and a flat stone laying across them like a table top.

People long ago might have sat on or even slept on the flat rock, especially if they were important. Some think it was a special place for leaders or people who had important jobs, kind of like how you might sit in your favorite spot on the couch when you're watching a movie.

They didn’t use glue or nails, just really big stones. They must have pushed and pulled them into place, just like you push blocks together to make something cool. It’s amazing that they could do that with such heavy rocks!

So next time you’re playing with blocks, think of the ancient people who built dolmens, they were like giant block players too! A dolmen is like a giant stone bed that ancient people used to rest on, but way back in history!

Imagine you're playing with building blocks, and instead of making towers, you make a big table out of huge rocks. That’s kind of what a dolmen looks like. It has two big stones standing up like legs, and a flat stone laying across them like a table top.