THE DOLMENS OF ASIA 



and there is no evidence to show whether they are 

 connected with those of India or not. 



Syria is comparatively rich in megalithic 

 monuments, but it is remarkable that almost all 

 of them lie to the east of the Jordan. Thus while 

 there are hundreds of dolmens in the country of 

 Pera and in Ammon and Moab, very few have been 

 found in Galilee, and only one in Judaea, despite 

 careful search. There is, however, a circle of 



Fig. 22. Dolmen with holed stone at Ala Safat. 

 (After de Luynes. ) 



stones west of Tiberias, and an enclosure of 

 menhirs between Tyre and Sidon. According to 

 Perrot and Chipiez some of the Moabite monu- 

 ments are very similar in type to the Giants' 

 Tombs of Sardinia. Others are simple dolmens. 



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