Dodmen are the human-shaped geoglyphs of Britain, designed in the likeness of their creators. These creators were the surveyors and astronomers of the pre-druidic British Isles. [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Homo (genus). ... A geoglyph is a drawing on the ground, or a large motif, (generally greater than 4 metres) or design produced on the ground, either by arranging clasts (stones, stone fragments, gravel or earth) to create a positive geoglyph (stone arrangement/alignment, petroform, earth mound) or by removing patinated clasts to... Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... In the Celtic religion, the modern words Druidry or Druidism denote the practices of the ancient druids, the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles. ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ...

Dodmen are often mentioned in the context of ley line theories. Ley lines are alignments of a number of places of geographical interest, such as ancient megaliths. ...

It is also the old Norfolk word for "snails" (Singular - Dodman).