<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">menhirs</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>statue menhirs</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>megaliths</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>megalithic monuments</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>menhir</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>peristeles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>standing stone</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>standing stones</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stone, standing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stones, standing</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Tall, upright megalithic stone monuments found in Europe, Africa, or Asia, and dating to prehistoric or very ancient times. The term typically refers to stones that occur singly, though it is may be used to refer to individual stones within a row, circle, or other configuration. ]]></note></mads>