THE DOUET ALIGNMENT ON THE ISLAND OF HOEDIC (MORBIHAN, FRANCE): NEW INSIGHTS INTO STANDING STONE ALIGNMENTS IN BRITTANY
Authors: LARGE, JEAN-MARC1; MENS, EMMANUEL2
Source: Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 28, Number 3, August 2009 , pp. 239-254(16)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
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Abstract:
Summary The island of Hoedic in southern Brittany has numerous archaeological remains of later prehistoric date. It became famous through the discovery in the 1930s of a Mesolithic cemetery, but the island also has abundant archaeological evidence from the earliest Neolithic period onwards. These include several megalithic monuments, the most significant being alignments of standing stones. One of these alignments has recently been excavated, and investigation of another is in progress. The discoveries resulting from this work provide new insights into the origin of the phenomenon, its chronological and cultural context and the techniques that were used to create these structures. Above all, it offers a new approach to considering the meaning of these alignments.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2009.00327.x
Affiliations: 1: (J-ML) Associate researcher UMR 6566 France “CReAAH”25 rue St-Vincent-de-Paul85000 La Roche-sur-YonFrance, Email: jlarge2@wanadoo.fr 2: (EM) Consultant associate UMR 6566 France “CReAAH”19 rue du Vieux Moulin44740 Batz-sur-MerFrance, Email: emmanuel.mens@free.fr
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