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France

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

Kinds found here

Megaliths222
Archaeological wonders30
Rock art sites30
Passage graves27
Dolmens24
Tumuli16
Menhirs15
Stone alignments11
Rock-cut sites7
Stone circles7
Alignments6
Petroglyphs6

How well established

Verified284
Accepted19
Contested1
Hypothetical1

Top regions

Deux-Sèvres119
Brittany, Morbihan39
Nouvelle-Aquitaine17
Occitanie9
Dordogne7
Brittany, Finistere5

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Verified284 Widely accepted19

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Dordogne

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Occitanie, Herault5

Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone5

Provence, Vaucluse5

Brittany, Finistère4

Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine4

Contested

1

Pseudoarchaeology0

Category

Megaliths222 Archaeological wonders30 Rock art sites30 Passage graves27 Dolmens24 Tumuli16 Menhirs15 Stone alignments11 Rock-cut sites7 Stone circles7 Alignments6 Petroglyphs6 Tells6 Temple complexes6

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Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated194 Excavated74 Excavation ongoing30 Unexcavated6 Not applicable1

Tags

megalithic189 atlantic neolithic30 brittany30 rock art18 morbihan17 late neolithic14 tumulus14 occitanie11 passage grave11 archaeological wonder10 france10 carnac9 neolithic9 menhir7 multi period rock art7 rock cut7 chalcolithic6 magdalenian6

3 places

Tells Partially excavated Clear all

🇫🇷 France · Tell

Neolithic Tell — Nouvelle-Aquitaine Annex 429

Neolithic · Neolithic

Neolithic tell at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

🇫🇷 France · Tell

Harappan Tell — Nouvelle-Aquitaine Annex 421

Harappan · Harappan

Harappan tell at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

🇫🇷 France · Tell

Iron Age Tell — Nouvelle-Aquitaine Annex 410

Iron Age · Iron Age

Iron Age tell at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.