Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace
Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace
Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace 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 necropolis 4 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5866N -2.9725E 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
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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
- Excavated
c. 3800 BCE
Initial construction of Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1085 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5866° N · 2.9725° W · 15 m · 3 mapped features
Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
cairnPrimary cairn at Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
47.5855° N · 2.9744° WTable des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
plazaAncillary plaza at Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
47.5870° N · 2.9735° WTable des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
reservoirOutlier reservoir panel linked to Table des Marchands Extension East — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
47.5855° N · 2.9721° W