Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — 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 8 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5907N -3.0762E 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
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1039 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier
1975–2021
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5907° N · 3.0762° W · 25 m · 3 mapped features
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
47.5888° N · 3.0770° WCarnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
47.5888° N · 3.0780° WCarnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
47.5892° N · 3.0767° W