Horizontal beam or crosspiece over a door or window that carries the weight

Horizontal beam or crosspiece over a door or window that carries the weight

Amulet

·         a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm

bitumen

·         a tarlike substance

lintels

·         the horizontal beam or crosspiece over a door or window that carries the weight of the structure above it

megalithic

·         description of a structure made of large, roughly hewn stones

monoliths

·         a large single block or piece of stone

nomadic

·         a trait of people who do not live in one place but rather travel around, hunting and gathering food where they can find it

ochre

·         a hydrated (containing water) iron oxide compound

oolitic limestone

·         sedimentary rock consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains

relief sculptures

·         pictures carved in such a way that the figures stand out from the background

shaman

·         a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, and so on

trilithons

·         a three-part construction of two monoliths topped by a lintel

twisted perspective

·         each part of the body is shown so that the image most easily represents the original