Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension
Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension
Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 8 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.6125N -2.9912E controls access to Brittany, Morbihan 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 Brittany, Morbihan, illustrating Atlantic Neolithic 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
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 3800 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3800 BCE
Initial construction of Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1115 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension
1968–2020
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.6125° N · 2.9912° W · 0 m · 3 mapped features
Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic Feature
templePrimary temple at Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
47.6109° N · 2.9903° WTable des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
chamberAncillary chamber at Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
47.6107° N · 2.9892° WTable des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
cairnOutlier cairn panel linked to Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
47.6143° N · 2.9910° W