Le Creux ès Faïes
Le Creux ès Faïes Complex
Late Neolithic (3000 BCE)·Channel Islands Late Neolithic·🇬🇧 Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
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About Le Creux ès Faïes
Le Creux ès Faïes in Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Channel Islands Late Neolithic culture. Detailed survey and excavation document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Channel Islands Late Neolithic site illustrating Late Neolithic (3000 BCE) megalithic traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Le Creux ès Faïes
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Channel Islands Late Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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 BCE)
- Culture
- Channel Islands Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collapsed passage grave 7 m long on Guernsey highpoint
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
49.5008° N · 2.5411° W · 6 m · 3 mapped features
- Le Creux ès Faïes — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary megalithic feature at Le Creux ès Faïes49.5016° N · 2.5403° W
- Le Creux ès Faïes — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Le Creux ès Faïes with settlement traces49.5001° N · 2.5417° W
- Le Creux ès Faïes — Outlierrock artOutlier alignment or rock art at Le Creux ès Faïes49.5019° N · 2.5421° W
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