Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace
Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE)·Late Neolithic·🇫🇷 Occitanie, Herault, France
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About Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace 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 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.7658N 3.5051E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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 (3500-2600 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace main structure
c. 830 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.7658° N · 3.5051° E · 463 m · 3 mapped features
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
43.7646° N · 3.5065° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
43.7647° N · 3.5046° EDolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
43.7651° N · 3.5044° E