Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier
Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE)·Atlantic Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
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About Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier
Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 6 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 47.5864N -2.9669E 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
- 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. 3800 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Atlantic Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3800 BCE
Initial construction of Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1253 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5864° N · 2.9669° W · 7 m · 4 mapped features
Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature
chamberPrimary chamber at Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
47.5845° N · 2.9670° WTable des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
cairnAncillary cairn at Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
47.5853° N · 2.9667° WTable des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
plazaOutlier plaza panel linked to Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
47.5882° N · 2.9688° WTable des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
reservoirHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin
47.5872° N · 2.9666° W