Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex 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 platform 6 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5901N -3.0748E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex main structure
c. 976 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5901° N · 3.0748° W · 4 m · 3 mapped features
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic Feature
rock artPrimary rock art at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
47.5887° N · 3.0757° WCarnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
hydraulicAncillary hydraulic at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
47.5908° N · 3.0740° WCarnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
necropolisOutlier necropolis panel linked to Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
47.5905° N · 3.0730° W