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Neolithic Dolmen Tomb at Carnac

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Carnac in Brittany, north-west France, is famous for its neolithic alignments of standing stones. There are also other features, including this tomb in the Kermario area. It is of a type called a dolmen (or quoit or portal tomb). Made up of parallel walls of standing stones with bigger cap stones on top, it would originally have been covered with a mound of earth. It is quite small but would have held the remains of several people.

The oldest stones and dolmens are over 6,000 years old. Their exact meaning and purpose has been the subject of much speculation, but whatever it was the area is a very impressive sight.

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Panasonic DMC-LX7 camera edited in Photoshop Elements.

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(c) bobswin.deviantart.com September 2014

This picture is not public domain, please do not use it elsewhere.

Description

Neolithic Dolmen Tomb at Carnac

Please click "Download" to see the full sized image (1216 x 882 Pixels, 535 KB).

Carnac in Brittany, north-west France, is famous for its neolithic alignments of standing stones. There are also other features, including this tomb in the Kermario area. It is of a type called a dolmen (or quoit or portal tomb). Made up of parallel walls of standing stones with bigger cap stones on top, it would originally have been covered with a mound of earth. It is quite small but would have held the remains of several people.

The oldest stones and dolmens are over 6,000 years old. Their exact meaning and purpose has been the subject of much speculation, but whatever it was the area is a very impressive sight.

See also
and

Panasonic DMC-LX7 camera edited in Photoshop Elements.

Constructive criticism welcome.

(c) bobswin.deviantart.com September 2014

This picture is not public domain, please do not use it elsewhere.