Verified46.3700° N · 0.0600° W · 665 m
Tumulus of Bougon F0
Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Deux-Sèvres, France
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About Tumulus of Bougon F0
Tumulus of Bougon F0 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE); Culture: Atlantic Neolithic; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone, earth; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Atlantic Neolithic megalithic.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
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. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1927
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
46.3700° N · 0.0600° W · 665 m · 4 mapped features
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 — Principal FeaturestructureTumulus of Bougon F0 at Tumulus of Bougon F046.3685° N · 0.0601° W
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexTumulus of Bougon F0 at Tumulus of Bougon F046.3691° N · 0.0594° W
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 — Outlier FeatureoutlierTumulus of Bougon F0 at Tumulus of Bougon F046.3688° N · 0.0582° W
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 — Reservoir/CisternhydraulicTumulus of Bougon F0 at Tumulus of Bougon F046.3705° N · 0.0589° W
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