Tumuli by Champ Châlon
The 18 tumuli of Champ Châlon (s) north of the forest of Benon in the extreme north of the Charente-Maritime department in France are concentrated in five necropolises and consist of:
- Les Moindreaux à Saint-Jean-de-Liversay (3 tumuli)
- Champ-Châlon I à Benon (5 tumuli),
- Champ-Châlon II à Benon (2 tumuli),
- Les Biarnes à Benon (2 tumuli),
- La Pointe à La Laigne (2 tumuli),
- Mille-Écus à Benon (3 tumuli),
- La Grosse-Motte à Bouhet (1 tumulus ).
They have been excavated since 1979 . All are square and in each tumulus ( barrow ) was a burial chamber with an access corridor. During excavations , skeletal remains accompanied by little pottery ( French vases supports ) were found, which were attributed to the Atlantic Chasséen .
literature
- Luc Laporte, Elías López-Romero et Régis Bernard: Les tumulus allongés du Center-Ouest de la France: nécropoles, espaces, paysages 2014
Web links
Commons : Tumulus de Champ-Châlons - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Description (French) and pictures
- Tumulus B et C de Champ-Châlon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 46 ° 14 ′ 1.5 ″ N , 0 ° 48 ′ 26.7 ″ W.