Věk menhirů v Čechách – Bílek Jiří (2020)

Menhirs are artificially erected stones and one of the manifestations of the so-called megalithic culture. Some researchers see them as cult sites, others as prehistoric astronomical observatories and calendars, while others regard them as places of concentration of exceptionally strong 'earth energy.' There are even opinions that they are indirect evidence of ancient contacts with extraterrestrial civilizations. Probably everyone knows the English Stonehenge, but erected stones—whether isolated, in groups, or as part of megalithic structures—can be found on all continents except Antarctica. The most famous and lesser-known locations from Europe, America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania are presented in the first part of the book. There are also several erected stones in the Czech lands, which some researchers classify as prehistoric menhirs. The book takes readers to 115 locations in the Czech Republic where these mysterious stones, stone rows, circles, and stone tables can be found, to another 11 locations where the stones can no longer be seen because they have disappeared, and to 20 sites with stones and circles erected in recent decades, mostly by followers of neo-Druidism and psychotronics. It is complemented by over 280 photographs, maps, plans, drawings, and other illustrations, and the publication can also serve as a tourist guide for visiting individual...