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Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension

Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension

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

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About Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension

Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension 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 necropolis 12 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.6450N -3.1500E 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. 01Construction labor organization
  2. 02Chronology and phasing

Theories

  1. 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
  2. 02Seasonal gathering locus

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
Partially excavated
  1. c. 2800 BCE

    Initial construction of Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension main structure

  2. c. 930 BCE

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

  3. 19th–20th century

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

On the ground

Structures & features

47.6450° N · 3.1500° W · 10 m · 3 mapped features

  • Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic Feature

    plaza

    Primary plaza at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits

    47.6437° N · 3.1497° W
  • Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

    reservoir

    Ancillary reservoir at Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits

    47.6434° N · 3.1485° W
  • Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

    mound

    Outlier mound panel linked to Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

    47.6456° N · 3.1489° W

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