Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop
Carnac Link Loop
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)·Late Neolithic Atlantic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, Carnac, France
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About Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop
Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop in Brittany, Morbihan, Carnac, France is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic Atlantic. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions chamber 4.2 m × 2.8 m; mound 18 m diameter; area 2.1 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Late Neolithic Atlantic megalithic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 15 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic Atlantic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial tomb and territorial marker
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1112 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1889
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5900° N · 3.0800° W · 15 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal ChamberchamberPrincipal Chamber at Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop — chamber with stratified deposits47.5911° N · 3.0806° W
- Peripheral Kerb SegmentkerbPeripheral Kerb Segment at Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop — kerb with stratified deposits47.5895° N · 3.0818° W
- Outlier Menhirstanding stoneOutlier Menhir at Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop — standing stone with stratified deposits47.5909° N · 3.0780° W
- Ancillary CairncairnAncillary Cairn at Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop — cairn with stratified deposits47.5918° N · 3.0781° W
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