Gavrinis (Breton: Gavriniz) is a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, France. It contains the Gavrinis tomb, a Neolithic passage tomb built...
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interesting parallel to the situation in several other such monuments, including Gavrinis. The symbols on the engraved blocks resemble those found in other megalithic...
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later in medieval Insular art. Prehistoric spiral designs date back to Gavrinis (c. 3500 BCE). The straight-line spirals of Celtic labyrinths originated...
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huge standing stones run for over ten kilometers. The passage grave of Gavrinis, on a small island in the Gulf, is one of the most important such sites...
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ISBN 1-888729-10-4. Retrieved 21 February 2010. Le Roux, C. T. (1992). "The Art of Gavrinis Presented in its Armorican Context and in Comparison with Ireland". Journal...
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Cairn of the Neolithic-era passage tomb on Gavrinis island, Brittany...
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Île du Charles Conleau Creizic Danlen Le Dervenn Îles Drenec Er Lannic Gavrinis Godec Govihan Îles Harnic Grand Harnic Petit Harnic Holavre Ilur Iluric...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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similarities with some other Neolithic monuments in Western Europe; especially Gavrinis in Brittany, which has a similar preserved facing and large carved stones...
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Locmariaquer megaliths, the Menhir de Champ-Dolent, the Mane Braz tumulus and the Gavrinis tomb. Monuments from the Roman period are rare, but include a large temple...
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Gavrinis megalithic tomb, Brittany, 4200-4000 BC...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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well-preserved chambered cairn of the Orkney-Cromarty type on the island of Rousay. Gavrinis passage tomb France Europe 3500 BC Tomb On a small island, situated in...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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breaks. Other parts were used in the tumulus and in the nearby dolmen of Gavrinis, on a nearby island. The stone at the back of the chamber contained an...
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sites of Brú na Bóinne and Carrowmore in Ireland, Maes Howe in Orkney, and Gavrinis in France. The third tomb type is a diverse group known as gallery graves...
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been debated. Among the most famous examples are the passage grave at Gavrinis and the Barnenez mound. Iberian megalithic art contains the most number...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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Le Menec alignments, Carnac. Cairn of Barnenez, Brittany, c. 4800 BC Gavrinis passage grave, Brittany, c. 4200 BC. Turquoise necklace, Carnac, 4500 BC...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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tombs in Brittany have similar near-vertical dry stone fronts, such as Gavrinis and Barnenez. Access is by guided tour only. Tours begin at the Brú na...
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of the Er Grah broken menhir at Locmariaquer. Harbison, Peter (2017). "Gavrinis and Newgrange: Two connected passage graves?". Archaeology Ireland. 31...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Hotié de Viviane Kerzérho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju...
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