Allée couverte by Mélus
The Allée couverte of Mélus belongs to the period between 3000 and 2500 BC. Neolithic gallery tombs built in BC . It is located near Loguivy de la Mer, in the French department of Côtes-d'Armor in Brittany on the Ploubazlanec plateau with a view of the mouth of the Trieux River . The Allée couverte was excavated by G. Fournier in 1933.
description
The Allée couverte differs from the normal galleries in the lateral and non-axial position of its access. Their side access , which is rare for Breton plants (as with Crec'h Quillé , Petit-Chêne and La Roche Camio ) is typical of the much older passage graves of the Nordic funnel cup culture (TBK). The 14.5 m long gallery consists of 24 granite blocks , which were set up with the flat surface facing inwards, as bearing stones, and newly preserved (of probably 10) cap stones. The roughly west-east oriented complex can be entered through a narrow opening in the south and was originally covered by a mound of earth .
Finds
The soil acid had dissolved human remains. However, a dozen large flint blades (two by Grand Pressigny ), eight polished stone axes, four almost complete vases and numerous pottery shards have been found.
- Allée couverte by Mélus
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 55.5 ″ N , 3 ° 4 ′ 20 ″ W.