La Hougue des Géonnais
The Neolithic passage Tomb La Hougue des Géonnais in the parish of St. Ouen on the Channel Island of Jersey was largely destroyed before it was excavated in 1929. Recent excavations (1985–1990) have shown that its initially D-shaped chamber was probably expanded by a rectangular area as early as the Neolithic . Obtained are eight in situ located stones of the duct, the chamber and three fallen sidestones (two in the chamber, in progress).
There are two other Passage Tombs in Jersey that have such large chambers ( La Pouquelaye de Faldouet and Le Mont de la Ville, which was brought to England ). The ceilings of the geometrically somewhat different chambers of these megalithic systems cannot have been covered with large stones. Your marginal orthostats are too small (low) to support capstones of the required size. A cantilever vault , as it was used in northern France in a timely and spatial manner, is rather unsuitable. It is conceivable that the chambers had wooden roofs, but the new excavations at La Hougue des Géonnais did not provide any evidence of this. The chambers of the memorials were possibly uncovered and formed open arenas while they were in use .
A multitude of finds including flint scrapers, arrowheads , broken hand mills and pottery were made.
See also
literature
- Heather Sebire: The Archeology and Early History of the Channel Islands . 2005; ISBN 0-7524-3449-7 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′ 1.3 " N , 2 ° 12 ′ 50.5" W.