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Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier

Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier

Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France

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About Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier

Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 4 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.6418N -3.1394E 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 megalithic for Brittany, Morbihan, illustrating Atlantic Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
  2. 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
  2. 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. 2800 BCE
Period
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)
Culture
Atlantic Neolithic
Purpose
Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
Excavation
Excavation ongoing
  1. c. 2800 BCE

    Initial construction of Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier main structure

  2. c. 742 CE

    Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier

  3. 19th–20th century

    Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection

On the ground

Structures & features

47.6418° N · 3.1394° W · 23 m · 4 mapped features

  • Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature

    reservoir

    Primary reservoir at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits

    47.6431° N · 3.1381° W
  • Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure

    mound

    Ancillary mound at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits

    47.6431° N · 3.1391° W
  • Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel

    dromos

    Outlier dromos panel linked to Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape

    47.6409° N · 3.1407° W
  • Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex

    structure

    Hydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin

    47.6417° N · 3.1397° W

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