Hypothetical46.3616° N · 0.0476° W · 127 m
Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497
Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Deux-Sèvres, France
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About Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497
Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 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.
Open questions
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. 2155 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1933
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
46.3616° N · 0.0476° W · 127 m · 4 mapped features
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 — Principal FeaturestructureTumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 at Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 49746.3607° N · 0.0459° W
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexTumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 at Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 49746.3621° N · 0.0481° W
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 — Outlier FeatureoutlierTumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 at Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 49746.3601° N · 0.0466° W
- Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 — Reservoir/CisternhydraulicTumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 497 at Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 49746.3625° N · 0.0466° W