ROUGH STONE MONUMENTS 



east there is a break in the circumference, filled 

 by a rectangular niche (Fig. 19) consisting of 

 three large slabs, and varying in width from 2 ft. 

 6 in. to 6 feet. There is a possibility that the 

 niches were originally roofed, but the evidence 

 on this point is far from conclusive. The interior 



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Fig 19. Stone circle at the Senam, Algeria. 

 (After Maclver and Wilkin). 



of the circle is filled with blocks of stone, appa- 

 rently heaped up without any definite plan. 

 There seems to be no clue as to the meaning of 

 these circles, as none have as yet been explored. 

 Maclver and Wilkin are probably right in classing 

 them as graves. 



The most famous, however, of the Algerian 

 sites is unquestionably that of Roknia. Here the 

 tombs lie on the side of a steep hill. They consist 



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