Les Monts Grantez
The Passage Tomb Les Monts Grantez consists of a widening covered corridor that leads to an approximately oval chamber made of large granite blocks. The approximately seven-meter-long overall system, oriented roughly west-east, consists of six preserved cover stones and 24 preserved bearing stones, between which sections with dry masonry are inserted in all areas . On the north side there is a small side chamber.
Discovered in 1839 in Le Chemin des Monts in the parish of St. Ouen on the Channel Island of Jersey , the megalithic complex built in the Neolithic (4000–3250 BC) was excavated in 1912 and surrounded by a protective wall.
The skeletons of six adults and one child were found in the main chamber, crouched sideways with lots of colored pebbles and shells as well as the bones and teeth of deer, horse, cattle, sheep and pig. Another skeleton in a sitting position, supported by stones, was found in the hallway and the scattered remains of a ninth individual were discovered in the side chamber. Three round-bottom bowls, broken vase bases, a clay spindle whorl , hammers, a flint chisel and a soapstone bead were also found.
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 ° 13 '52 " N , 2 ° 13' 23.9" W.