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Origin and history

The tumulus of Plogonnec is a monument located in the municipality of the same name in Brittany. This type of structure, characteristic of protohistoric periods, was generally used as a collective burial or territorial marker. The available data do not specify its exact period of construction or its specific use, but its existence is evidence of an old occupation of Breton territory.

In the Breton context of the Bronze or Iron Age, tumulus played a central role in funeral practices and beliefs of local communities. These monuments, often erected on high points, also served as landmarks in the landscape. Their construction reflected a social organization capable of mobilizing significant resources and labour, although details about this particular tumulus remain unknown.