Gavrinis
Sign in to saveGavrinis () is a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, France. It contains the Gavrinis tomb, a Neolithic passage tomb built around 4200–4000 BC, making it one of the world's oldest surviving buildings. Stones inside the passage and chamber are covered in megalithic art. It is likened to other Neolithic passage tombs such as Barnenez in Brittany and Newgrange in Ireland.
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- Ancient site.name
- Gavrinis
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- File:Cairn de Gavrinis par drone - vue 2.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Gavrinis tomb from above
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- France Bretagne
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- Location in Brittany, France
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- 250px
- Ancient site.location
- Morbihan, Brittany, France
- Ancient site.type
- passage tomb
- Ancient site.built
- 4200–4000 BC
- Ancient site.epochs
- Neolithic
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- 0.30
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16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Name
- Gavrinis passage tomb
- Importance
- History of research
- Date
- The cairn
- The chamber
- The passage and its art
- Reuse of stones
- Gallery
- Replica
- Bibliography
- See also
- References
- External links
Gavrinis () is a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, France. It contains the Gavrinis tomb, a Neolithic passage tomb built around 4200–4000 BC, making it one of the world's oldest surviving buildings. Stones inside the passage and chamber are covered in megalithic art. It is likened to other Neolithic passage tombs such as Barnenez in Brittany and Newgrange in Ireland.
==Geography== thumb|The island of Gavrinis, with Er Lannic island in the foreground Reachable by boat from the town of Larmor-Baden near the opening of Morbihan Gulf to the Atlantic Ocean, Gavrinis is an uninhabited granite rock outcrop of 750 × 400m. Its highest point dominates much of the surrounding area.
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