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Five years ago a new site called Le Plasker was discovered close to the Carnac Stones in Brittany, France. A recent paper published in the journal Antiquity discusses the chronology of this remarkable site, that at one time had standing stone rows that would have been joined to the famous Carnac complex. Carnac is a UNESCO World Heritage Site made up of thousands of standing stones, dolmens and tumuli dating back to the Neolithic. Its chronology is not well understood but the Le Plasker site contributes to our understanding of Neolithic and Mesolithic Brittany.
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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Brittany’s Megaliths
04:18 Le Plasker Archaeological Site
09:41 A Megalithic Landscape
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Blanchard, A., Guyodo, J.N., Paulsson, B.S. and Montassier, F., 2025. Le Plasker in Plouharnel (fifth millennium cal BC): a newly discovered section of the megalithic complex of Carnac. Antiquity, pp.1-20.
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Images related to the study, credit: Blanchard, A., et al., in the paper referenced above.
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Jadeitite and eclogite axes from the Saint-Michel tumulus, credit: Szilas
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Part of the Ménec alignment, credit: Snjeschok
Petit-Ménec alignement, credit: nessie0318
Megalithic alignments at Carnac, credit: Lionel Allorg
The Broken Menhir of Er Grah, credit: Bjørn som tegner
Part of the Kerlescan alignment, credit: Myrabella
Table des Marchand, credit: Martin Cígler
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Saint-Michel tumulus, credit: Yolan Chériaux
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Five years ago a new site called Le Plasker was discovered close to the Carnac Stones in Brittany, France. A recent paper published in the journal Antiquity discusses the chronology of this remarkable site, that at one time had standing stone rows that would have been joined to the famous Carnac complex. Carnac is a UNESCO World Heritage Site made up of thousands of standing stones, dolmens and tumuli dating back to the Neolithic. Its chronology is not well understood but the Le Plasker site contributes to our understanding of Neolithic and Mesolithic Brittany.
#ancient #archaeology #carnac
✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Brittany’s Megaliths
04:18 Le Plasker Archaeological Site
09:41 A Megalithic Landscape
✨ JOIN MY CHANNEL
youtube.com/channel/UC0Hs5t0U6Uf993Tba22YmKA/join
✨ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS
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✨ REFERENCES
Blanchard, A., Guyodo, J.N., Paulsson, B.S. and Montassier, F., 2025. Le Plasker in Plouharnel (fifth millennium cal BC): a newly discovered section of the megalithic complex of Carnac. Antiquity, pp.1-20.
✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
CC BY 4.0 DEED creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Images related to the study, credit: Blanchard, A., et al., in the paper referenced above.
CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Jadeitite and eclogite axes from the Saint-Michel tumulus, credit: Szilas
CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Part of the Ménec alignment, credit: Snjeschok
Petit-Ménec alignement, credit: nessie0318
Megalithic alignments at Carnac, credit: Lionel Allorg
The Broken Menhir of Er Grah, credit: Bjørn som tegner
Part of the Kerlescan alignment, credit: Myrabella
Table des Marchand, credit: Martin Cígler
CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
Saint-Michel tumulus, credit: Yolan Chériaux
Google Earth
Locations and aerial views
