Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment 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 5 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5935N -3.0989E 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment main structure
c. 1172 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment
2000–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5935° N · 3.0989° W · 39 m · 3 mapped features
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Main Megalithic Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
47.5931° N · 3.0973° WCarnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
47.5922° N · 3.0990° WCarnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment ceremonial landscape
47.5940° N · 3.0992° W