Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South
Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South
Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Atlantic Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 5 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5742N -3.0616E 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 tumulus 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 4000 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Burial mound with chamber and cairn kerb
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000 BCE
Initial construction of Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South main structure
c. 719 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5742° N · 3.0616° W · 35 m · 3 mapped features
- Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — Main Tumulus FeaturenecropolisPrimary necropolis at Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — enclosure wall with stratified deposits47.5733° N · 3.0633° W
- Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — Secondary EnclosuretempleAncillary temple at Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — burial gallery with stratified deposits47.5746° N · 3.0604° W
- Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — Outlier Rock Art PanelchamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South ceremonial landscape47.5724° N · 3.0618° W