Barnenez
Sign in to saveThe Cairn of Barnenez (also: Barnenez Tumulus, Barnenez Mound; in Breton Karn Barnenez; in French: Cairn de Barnenez or Tumulus de Barnenez) is a Neolithic monument located near Plouezoc'h, on the Kernéléhen peninsula in northern Finistère, Brittany, France. It dates to the early Neolithic, around 4000 BC. Along with the Tumulus of Bougon and Locmariaquer megaliths, also located in Great West France, it is one of the earliest megalithic monuments in Europe and one of the oldest man-made structures in the world. It is also remarkable for the presence of megalithic art.
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- Cairn of Barnenez
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- France Bretagne
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- Location in Brittany, France
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- Finistère, Brittany, France
- Building.height
- 8 meters
- Building.diameter
- 72 meters
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- Stone
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Dates
- Secondary use
- Recognition as an ancient monument
- Quarry damage
- Restoration and excavation
- The monument
- The mound
- Construction phases
- Cairn 1, before 4500 BC
- Cairn 2, c. 4200 – c. 4000 BC
- The chambers
- Logistics
- Engraved symbols
- Finds
- Material from the original period of use
- Bronze Age pottery
- Comparable monuments
- Exhibition
- See also
- References
- External links
The Cairn of Barnenez (also: Barnenez Tumulus, Barnenez Mound; in Breton Karn Barnenez; in French: Cairn de Barnenez or Tumulus de Barnenez) is a Neolithic monument located near Plouezoc'h, on the Kernéléhen peninsula in northern Finistère, Brittany, France. It dates to the early Neolithic, around 4000 BC. Along with the Tumulus of Bougon and Locmariaquer megaliths, also located in Great West France, it is one of the earliest megalithic monuments in Europe and one of the oldest man-made structures in the world. It is also remarkable for the presence of megalithic art.
==History== thumb|One of the chambers, exposed by 20th century quarrying thumb|Artistic reconstruction of the cairn, c. 4000 BC
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1807 archaeological discoveriesArchaeological sites in BrittanyBuildings and structures completed in the 5th millennium BCBuildings and structures in FinistèreCairns (stone mounds)Megalithic monuments in BrittanyMonuments historiques of FinistèreMonuments of the Centre des monuments nationauxNeolithic sites of EuropePrehistoric artStone Age Europe