Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier
Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE)·Late Neolithic·🇫🇷 Occitanie, Herault, France
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About Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier in Occitanie, Herault, France is a Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 11 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.7638N 3.4888E controls access to Occitanie, Herault 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 Occitanie, Herault, illustrating Late Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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 (3500-2600 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 878 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier
1966–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.7638° N · 3.4888° E · 436 m · 4 mapped features
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature
structurePrimary structure at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
43.7623° N · 3.4903° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
43.7622° N · 3.4881° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
43.7643° N · 3.4895° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin
43.7639° N · 3.4896° E