Tumulus F Inside the northern chamber
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Tumulus F Northern chamber
Tumulus F Looking South towards the North
Tumulus F Entrance to chamber
Tumulus F
Tumulus F southern chamber
Tumulus F South
The simply incredible Tumulus F, an attempt to catch it in one photo failed. Guarded at both its southern and northernly ends by magnificent burial chambers
Tumulus E Reason to believe that this chamber has been remodelled over the years from circular to a more rectangular shape in keeping with other areas of the site
Tumulus E
Tumulus B in fact is an extension of Tumulus C
Tumulus B
Tumulus C from the rear, strangely squared off against a round frontage
Tumulus C Entrance to chamber
Tumuls C from the front
Tumulus A Looking magnificent on a sunny morning with no other visitors, a delight
Tumulus A. Ceremonial entrance
Inside Tumulus A
Tumuli F2 by Joachim Jahnke – 2006
Image credit: Joachim Jahnke - 2006
Tumuli B by Joachim Jahnke – 2006
Image credit: Joachim Jahnke - 2006
Tumuli A by Joachim Jahnke – 2006
Image credit: Joachim Jahnke 2006
Plan of the various tumuli by J.E. Walkowitz
Image credit: J.E. Walkowitz
Articles
The Tumulus of Bougon or Necropolis of Bougon (French: “Tumulus de Bougon”, “Nécropole de Bougon”) is a group of five Neolithic monuments (barrows or burial mounds) located near La-Mothe-Saint-Héray, between Exoudon and Pamproux in Poitou-Charentes, France.
Their discovery in 1840 raised great scientific interest. To protect the monuments, the site was acquired by the department of Deux-Sèvres in 1873. Excavations resumed in 1968. The oldest structures of this prehistoric monument date to 4,800 BC.
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