Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension 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 3 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5793N -3.0968E 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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1055 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension
1991–2011
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5793° N · 3.0968° W · 6 m · 4 mapped features
- Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic FeaturehydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits47.5806° N · 3.0948° W
- Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension — Secondary EnclosurenecropolisAncillary necropolis at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits47.5805° N · 3.0962° W
- Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art PaneltempleOutlier temple panel linked to Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape47.5786° N · 3.0962° W
- Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexchamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension with plastered basin47.5807° N · 3.0963° W
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