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Tumulus from Er-Hibelle to Quiberon dans le Morbihan

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine Celtique
Tumulus

Tumulus from Er-Hibelle to Quiberon

    Er-Hibelle
    56170 Quiberon

Timeline

Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Origin and history

Er-Hibelle's tumulus, located in Quiberon, Brittany, is a funerary monument whose precise dating is not known. This type of structure, typical of ancient periods, was generally used as a collective burial or territorial marker for local communities. In the Breton region, tumulus were often associated with ritual or commemorative practices.

Their presence reflects the social and cultural organization of the people of the time, although the specific details of this tumulus are not documented in the available sources.