Table des Marchand
Table des Marchands · Er Grah Complex - Table des Marchand
Middle Neolithic·Morbihan megalithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
Broken_menhir.jpg: Bjørn som tegner derivative work: Myrabella (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
About
About Table des Marchand
Richly decorated passage grave at Locmariaquer, part of grand Neolithic alignment with Er Grah tumulus and Grand Menhir Brisé (largest standing stone ever erected, 20.6 m, now fallen in four pieces). 12 m passage with decorated capstone bearing axe-plough motifs, linked to Gavrinis art style. Cairn 40 m diameter. Built c.3900 BCE and extensively excavated.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation between Grand Menhir fracture and Table capstone reuse
Theories
- 01Grand Menhir originally in single alignment, stone reused as capstone
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. 3900 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Morbihan megalithic
- Purpose
- Elite passage grave with symbolic art
- Abandoned
- c.3200 BCE
- Rediscovered
- Excavated 1811, 1980s L'Helgouach
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3900 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1427 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5719° N · 2.9490° W · 10 m · 2 mapped features
Chamber Capstone
capstoneDecorated capstone with axe and hook motifs (broken Menhir fragment)
47.5719° N · 2.9490° WGrand Menhir Brisé
menhirFallen 280-tonne menhir in four fragments 20.6 m total
47.5700° N · 2.9510° W
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