Tumulus de Bougon
Necropolis of Bougon · Tumulus A-F de Bougon
Early to Middle Neolithic·Atlantic Early Neolithic / Cerny·🇫🇷 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Deux-Sèvres, France
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About Tumulus de Bougon
Neolithic tumulus necropolis with six interlinked tumuli (A-F) spanning c.4800–3000 BCE, showing evolution from small circular dry-stone cairns to monumental rectangular tumulus A (42 x 36 m with megalithic chamber). Tumulus F0 (c.4700 BCE) is oldest megalithic architecture in western France. Accompanying museum Musée des Tumulus de Bougon. Excavated 1968-1998 by Mohen.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Architectural sequence from timber to stone
Theories
- 01Social stratification visible in tumulus size progression
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. 4800–3000 BCE (Tumulus F0 oldest c.4700 BCE)
- Period
- Early to Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Atlantic Early Neolithic / Cerny
- Purpose
- Multi-phase tumulus cemetery and sequence laboratory
- Abandoned
- c.3000 BCE
- Rediscovered
- Systematic excavation 1968-1998 Mohen, Masset
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 4800–3000 BCE (Tumulus F0 oldest c.4700 BCE)
Initial construction
c. 1367 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
46.3733° N · 0.0665° W · 150 m · 2 mapped features
Tumulus A
tumulusLarge rectangular tumulus with trapezoidal megalithic chamber 7.8 m
46.3733° N · 0.0665° WTumulus F0
tumulusOldest circular cairn c.4700 BCE 12 m diameter
46.3735° N · 0.0668° W
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