CodexMira
DeepEarlyNeolithicBronze AgeIron Age and ClassicalMedievalEarlyModern

Carnac stones

Megalith

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More than 3,000 standing stones set in rows stretching for kilometers.

ContinentEuropeConfidence: estimated
Group count3000Confidence: estimated
MaterialGraniteMohs 6-7 (mineral hardness scale)

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FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

4500 BCE - 3300 BCE

c. 4500-3300 BCE

French Ministry of Culture
No claims found.
Purpose

Unknown, possibly ritual

French Ministry of Culture
No claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.
Sources: French Ministry of Culture

Neolithic — Carnac stones in context.

Neolithic, 6,000 BCE to 3,300 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineÇatalhöyük, 7,100 BCE - 5,950 BCEEnsisheim trepanned skull, 5,100 BCE - 4,900 BCEBroken Menhir of Er Grah, 4,700 BCE - 4,500 BCECarnac stones, 4,500 BCE - 3,300 BCEStone vessels of the Step Pyramid, 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCEÇatalhöyükBroken Menhir of Er GrahCarnac stones5,500 BCE5,000 BCE4,500 BCE4,000 BCE3,500 BCE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 3,900 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 4,500 BCE - 3,300 BCE.

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