Between stone and ash: Combined method study of Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BC) cremation and funerary practices in Dolmen A, cairn of Goasseac’h, Brittany, France
The Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BC) in Brittany is predominantly associated with megalithic funerary practices, characterized by collective inhumations within coastal chambered tombs. Moreover, the region is often noted for the absence of preserved bones due to soil acidity. The multi-chambered cai...
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Bulletins et mémoires de la société d’anthropologie de Paris
2026
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | The Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BC) in Brittany is predominantly associated with megalithic funerary practices, characterized by collective inhumations within coastal chambered tombs. Moreover, the region is often noted for the absence of preserved bones due to soil acidity. The multi-chambered cairn of Goasseac’h, near Carhaix-Plouguer in Central Brittany, challenges these patterns. One of its nine passage tombs, Dolmen A, presents an exceptional case: a cremation deposit arranged within a ... |
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