Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE)·Late Neolithic·🇫🇷 Occitanie, Herault, France
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About Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex 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 citadel 8 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.7454N 3.4998E 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
- Excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1334 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.7454° N · 3.4998° E · 465 m · 3 mapped features
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic Feature
moundPrimary mound at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
43.7447° N · 3.4992° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
43.7450° N · 3.5011° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
43.7469° N · 3.4998° E