Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE)·Late Neolithic·🇫🇷 Occitanie, Herault, France
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About Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension in Occitanie, Herault, France is a Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 12 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.7490N 3.5061E controls access to Occitanie, Herault 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 Occitanie, Herault, illustrating Late Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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 (3500-2600 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1253 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension
1991–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.7490° N · 3.5061° E · 465 m · 3 mapped features
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
43.7476° N · 3.5050° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
43.7475° N · 3.5065° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
43.7508° N · 3.5054° E