The engraved monoliths in the Mané er Groez Neolithic passage tomb in Kercado (Carnac, Morbihan)

• Published in: Gallia Préhistoire
• Main Authors: Cassen, Serge, Grimaud, Valentin, Paitier, Hervé
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: CNRS Éditions 2018
• Subjects: Néolithique; iconographie; cachalot; hache polie; anneau; arc; bateau avec équipage; désordres biologiques; désordres minéraux; Neolithic; iconography; sperm whale; polished blade; stone ring; bow; boat with crew; biological alterations; mineral alterations; Cairn; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/galliap/885

The site of Kercado, in Carnac, is situated above the valley of Kerloquet and the ria that runs along the beach of Kerdual for 2 km. It comprises a probable low mound, the cairn of Mané er Groez, with a passage grave, and a curvilinear enclosure of about thirty standing stones bordering the south si...