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France

381 places in the atlas, 42 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Megaliths226
Archaeological wonders62
Rock art sites31
Passage graves27
Dolmens24
Temple complexes21
Tumuli16
Menhirs15
Fortresses12
Stone alignments11
Rock-cut sites7
Stone circles7

How well established

Verified152
Accepted93
Contested1
Hypothetical135

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Deux-Sèvres119
Brittany, Morbihan39
Nouvelle-Aquitaine17
France12
Occitanie9
Dordogne7

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Verified152 Widely accepted93

Brittany, Finistere

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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Dordogne5

Occitanie, Herault5

Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone5

Provence, Vaucluse5

Brittany, Finistère4

Contested

1

Hypothetical135

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Megaliths226 Archaeological wonders62 Rock art sites31 Passage graves27 Dolmens24 Temple complexes21 Tumuli16 Menhirs15 Fortresses12 Stone alignments11 Rock-cut sites7 Stone circles7 Alignments6 Hydraulic works6

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Heritage

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Excavation

Partially excavated194 Not applicable77 Excavated74 Excavation ongoing30 Unexcavated6

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megalithic193 france86 wikidata researched57 archaeological wonder42 atlantic neolithic30 brittany30 temple complex20 rock art19 wikipedia sourced19 morbihan17 late neolithic14 tumulus14 fortress12 occitanie11 passage grave11 carnac9 neolithic9 menhir7

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🇫🇷 France · Rock art

Vallée des merveilles

archaeological site in France