🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Cairn de l'Île Carn
Early Neolithic (c.4200–4000 BCE) · Armorican Early Neolithic (Barnenez tradition)
Tidal-islet stepped cairn (25 m) with three radiating passage graves — early Neolithic (c.4200 BCE) off Ploudalmézeau.
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🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Early Neolithic (c.4200–4000 BCE) · Armorican Early Neolithic (Barnenez tradition)
Tidal-islet stepped cairn (25 m) with three radiating passage graves — early Neolithic (c.4200 BCE) off Ploudalmézeau.
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Cosquer Cave Hand Stencil Panel North Wall in Bouches-du-Rhône, Cosquer, France is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇫🇷 France · Rock-cut
Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex in Provence, Vaucluse, France is a Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Chalcolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Table des Marchands Extension East in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Early Neolithic (c.4000–3600 BCE) · Carn / Morbihan Neolithic
Locmariaquer passage dolmen (10 m) with trapezoidal chamber (5 m) and reused grand-menhir capstone bearing axe carving.
🇫🇷 France · Rock-cut
Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II in Provence, Vaucluse, France is a Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Chalcolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Early Neolithic (c.3800–3600 BCE) · Carnac Neolithic (Tumulus culture)
Tumulus-capped passage grave (6.5 m passage) on Kercado ridge with hafted axe carving — Carnac tumulus evolution exemplar.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Early Neolithic (c.4000–3600 BCE) · Carn / Atlantic Neolithic (Morbihan)
Locmariaquer passage dolmen (8 m passage) near Table des Marchands — chamber with engraved axe and crook art.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (c.4000–3500 BCE) · Carnac–Morbihan Neolithic
Crucuno (Middle Neolithic c.4000–3500 BCE) near Crucuno hamlet between Plouharnel and Erdeven is a rare double monument: a 7.5-m classic dolmen passage grave with 40-t capstone 5 m high plus an…
🇫🇷 France · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Palaeolithic to Iron Age
Chauvet–Pont d'Arc — Detached Panel Bear Gallery in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ardèche, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE…
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic · Morbihan Neolithic
Gavrinis Passage Tomb Morbihan at Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic megalithic of the Morbihan Neolithic tradition, built c. 3500 BCE for fully engraved passage grave.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Lesconil Megalithic Necropolis in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Mané-Kerioned Passage Dolmens in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
🇫🇷 France · Rock art
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Moor Bal Petroglyph Field in Occitanie, France is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) rock art attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇫🇷 France · Temple complex
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1 in France Region 1, France is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–3500 BCE) · Morbihan megalithic
Flagship Morbihan passage grave, capstone once part of broken Grand Menhir of Er Grah, decorated with hook and hatchet carvings.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic · Armorican Late Neolithic
Gallery dolmen (allée couverte) at Trégastel, Côte de Granit Rose (c. 3200–2600 BCE), 11 m long gallery in pink granite with 16 orthostats and capstones, entrance flanked by portal stones, tumulus…
🇫🇷 France · Rock shelter
Upper Palaeolithic (Gravettian) · Gravettian / Noailles
Rock shelter at Brassempouy, Landes, famous for Gravettian occupation (29,000–22,000 BP) yielding the Dame de Brassempouy ivory Venus (23,000 BP) and eight other ivory figurines, with rich Gravettian…
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3500-2500 BCE) · Late Neolithic
Grotte des Fees Dolmen Arles Annex — Western Terrace in Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France is a Late Neolithic (3500-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (4500-4000 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Er Grah Broken Menhir Base Deposit — Northern Annex in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4500-4000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (4500-4000 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Er Grah Broken Menhir Base Deposit — Western Terrace in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4500-4000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Palaeolithic to Iron Age
Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache in Brittany, Morbihan, Larmor-Baden, France is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art at…
🇫🇷 France · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) · Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
Vix — Lesser Mound B (Mont Lassois) in Burgundy, Côte-d'Or, Mont Lassois, France is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hal…