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The Necropolis of Bougon is a complex of Neolithic burial mounds located in Deux-Sèvres, France. The site consists of five distinct tumuli, originally constructed between 4700 and 3500 BCE, which were first excavated in 1840. Archaeological investigations at the site have uncovered human remains, po...
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Very early Neolithic tumuli and museum presentation earn high archaeological regard.
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The Civaux Merovingian Necropolis is a large historic cemetery located in the Vienne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The site has been used as a burial ground since antiquity and is distinguished by its hundreds of stone sarcophagi from the Merovingian period, dating roughly between AD 500...
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Hundreds of Merovingian sarcophagi and long use are impressive; limited international draw.
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