Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave
Table des Marchand
Neolithic (4000–3500 BCE)·Morbihan megalithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, Locmariaquer, France
About
About Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave
Flagship Morbihan passage grave, capstone once part of broken Grand Menhir of Er Grah, decorated with hook and hatchet carvings.
Why it mattersKey Morbihan megalithic megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Defensive stronghold
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. 3900 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (4000–3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Morbihan megalithic
- Purpose
- Giant passage grave with decorated capstone — astronomically aligned burial
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1891
- Excavation
- Excavated
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave
c. 3900 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5710° N · 2.9480° W · 12 m · 3 mapped features
Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave — primary structure
47.5708° N · 2.9485° WTable des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave — hydraulic feature
47.5727° N · 2.9487° WTable des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Table des Marchands — Locmariaquer Passage Grave — subsidiary complex
47.5695° N · 2.9474° W