Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace
Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 12 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.6447N -3.1384E controls access to Brittany, Morbihan resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Brittany, Morbihan, illustrating Atlantic Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace main structure
c. 933 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace
1992–2021
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.6447° N · 3.1384° W · 2 m · 3 mapped features
Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
moundPrimary mound at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
47.6460° N · 3.1398° WAlignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
47.6451° N · 3.1371° WAlignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
47.6461° N · 3.1393° W