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Origin and history

Kergloff's five tumuli, located in Finistère (British), are funerary remains characteristic of the Bronze Age. These monuments, inscribed as Historical Monuments by decree of 5 June 1967, illustrate the burial practices of this distant period. Their exact location remains approximate, with an accuracy assessed as fair (note 5/10), based on available data.

At the Bronze Age, tumuli were used as collective or individual burials, often associated with rites and beliefs related to death and beyond. In regions such as Brittany, these earth or stone structures marked the landscape and played a symbolic role in the organisation of communities. Their presence in Kergloff reflects the importance of this territory in the trade and settlement networks of the time.

The inscription of the tumuli as historical monuments in 1967 underscores their heritage and archaeological value. Although available sources (Monumentum, Merimée base) do not provide details of their search or content, their legal protection guarantees their preservation for future generations. Their administrative address, 29270 Kergloff, clearly links them to the Finistère department and the Brittany region.

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