Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache
Gavrinis N Cache
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, Larmor-Baden, France
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About Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache
Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache in Brittany, Morbihan, Larmor-Baden, France is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 2.6 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 5 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1922
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 980 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1918
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5900° N · 2.8900° W · 5 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Painted PanelpanelMain Painted Panel at Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache — panel with stratified deposits47.5896° N · 2.8888° W
- Upper Gallery NichegalleryUpper Gallery Niche at Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache — gallery with stratified deposits47.5902° N · 2.8895° W
- Ancillary Engraving ClusterengravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache — engraving with stratified deposits47.5886° N · 2.8914° W
- Rock Fall BoulderboulderRock Fall Boulder at Gavrinis — North Face Ancillary Tablet Cache — boulder with stratified deposits47.5897° N · 2.8923° W
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