Table des Marchands Capstone
Table des Marchands Capstone North Annex · Table Site
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE)·Multi-period·🇫🇷 Brittany, Locmariaquer, France
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About Table des Marchands Capstone
Table des Marchands Capstone in Brittany, Locmariaquer, France is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5680N -2.9470E controls access to Brittany resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey archaeological wonder for Brittany, Locmariaquer, illustrating Multi-period construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1982 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction of Table des Marchands Capstone main structure
c. 1922
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1982–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Table des Marchands Capstone) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5680° N · 2.9470° W · 234 m · 4 mapped features
- Table des Marchands Capstone — Main StructurestructurePrincipal archaeological wonder — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel47.5688° N · 2.9461° W
- Table des Marchands Capstone — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature47.5670° N · 2.9477° W
- Table des Marchands Capstone — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial47.5695° N · 2.9458° W
- Table des Marchands Capstone — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site47.5664° N · 2.9481° W
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