#TombTuesday
#France over 5,000 years ago. On a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in #Brittany lies the Gavrinis Passage Tomb.
#Archaeology #ancient #architecture
#France over 5,000 years ago. On a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in #Brittany lies the Gavrinis Passage Tomb.
#Archaeology #ancient #architecture
November 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
#TombTuesday
#France over 5,000 years ago. On a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in #Brittany lies the Gavrinis Passage Tomb.
#Archaeology #ancient #architecture
#France over 5,000 years ago. On a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in #Brittany lies the Gavrinis Passage Tomb.
#Archaeology #ancient #architecture
But definitely not the one you shared, the one we visited here is not far from Gavrinis, but on the mainland - just west of the Golfe de Morbihan iirc.
November 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
But definitely not the one you shared, the one we visited here is not far from Gavrinis, but on the mainland - just west of the Golfe de Morbihan iirc.
I don't think this one is that. Here there are 3 capstones. I think the whale motif is in Gavrinis - maybe others have it too if it was an important design. There's a few with huge single capstones.
November 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I don't think this one is that. Here there are 3 capstones. I think the whale motif is in Gavrinis - maybe others have it too if it was an important design. There's a few with huge single capstones.
Over a year since visiting, still enjoying playing with some mixed media roughs exploring the Neolithic of Brittany
#Gavrinis #Carnac #ArtArchaeology #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory
#Gavrinis #Carnac #ArtArchaeology #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory
November 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Over a year since visiting, still enjoying playing with some mixed media roughs exploring the Neolithic of Brittany
#Gavrinis #Carnac #ArtArchaeology #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory
#Gavrinis #Carnac #ArtArchaeology #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory
Those carved slabs are incredible. Even wilder: its capstone is a piece of a broken carved menhir whose other fragments became capstones at Locmariaquer, a few km away. And when it was built, Gavrinis wasn't an island yet.
November 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Those carved slabs are incredible. Even wilder: its capstone is a piece of a broken carved menhir whose other fragments became capstones at Locmariaquer, a few km away. And when it was built, Gavrinis wasn't an island yet.
The tomb is older than the island. Gavrinis was built around 3500 BCE, when the Gulf of Morbihan was still dry land; rising seas later cut it off. Its carved capstone also matches pieces of a broken menhir at Locmariaquer, so the builders reused an older monument.
November 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The tomb is older than the island. Gavrinis was built around 3500 BCE, when the Gulf of Morbihan was still dry land; rising seas later cut it off. Its carved capstone also matches pieces of a broken menhir at Locmariaquer, so the builders reused an older monument.
This wasn't Gavrinis (we didn't go there) - and frustratingly I can't remember exactly where it was, and I can't find a picture of the whale (it was very faint!) ... but it was very lovely anyway!
November 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This wasn't Gavrinis (we didn't go there) - and frustratingly I can't remember exactly where it was, and I can't find a picture of the whale (it was very faint!) ... but it was very lovely anyway!
A Gavrinis capstone has a twin. Matching carvings found on it in 1984 showed it was cut from the same huge standing stone as the roof of the Table des Marchands at Locmariaquer 🪨
November 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A Gavrinis capstone has a twin. Matching carvings found on it in 1984 showed it was cut from the same huge standing stone as the roof of the Table des Marchands at Locmariaquer 🪨
Inside the Table des Marchands at Locmariaquer, a Neolithic passage grave. The pointed backstone is carved with rows of crooks. The roof slab is one piece of a huge carved stone, and another piece roofs the tomb at Gavrinis, four kilometres away. Postcard, 1900–30. Library of Congress. #megaliths
October 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Inside the Table des Marchands at Locmariaquer, a Neolithic passage grave. The pointed backstone is carved with rows of crooks. The roof slab is one piece of a huge carved stone, and another piece roofs the tomb at Gavrinis, four kilometres away. Postcard, 1900–30. Library of Congress. #megaliths
Petite mise à jour sur Atlas de France : 13 lieux proposés par des lecteurs viennent d'entrer sur la carte, de Gavrinis au phare d'Ar-Men. Il manque sûrement votre coin, dites-le-nous ;)
atlasdefrance.fr
#Patrimoine #OpenData
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#Patrimoine #OpenData
October 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Petite mise à jour sur Atlas de France : 13 lieux proposés par des lecteurs viennent d'entrer sur la carte, de Gavrinis au phare d'Ar-Men. Il manque sûrement votre coin, dites-le-nous ;)
atlasdefrance.fr
#Patrimoine #OpenData
atlasdefrance.fr
#Patrimoine #OpenData
Yes, long ago when we were hunting standing stones & sacred sites & travelled all over the southern parts of Britain and all of Brittany. Pic: Gavrinis, Bay of Morbihan. c. 4000 BCE
October 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Yes, long ago when we were hunting standing stones & sacred sites & travelled all over the southern parts of Britain and all of Brittany. Pic: Gavrinis, Bay of Morbihan. c. 4000 BCE
I feel privileged to have entered the chamber of the mighty Gavrinis tomb last week. A 6,000-year-old Neolithic passage tomb on a tiny island in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, it's interior walls are covered in swirling megalithic art. It Similar in some ways to Newgrange in Ireland ##TombTuesday
September 29, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I feel privileged to have entered the chamber of the mighty Gavrinis tomb last week. A 6,000-year-old Neolithic passage tomb on a tiny island in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, it's interior walls are covered in swirling megalithic art. It Similar in some ways to Newgrange in Ireland ##TombTuesday
Gavrinis in Brittany is a remarkable Neolithic passage tomb, built around 4000 BC and covered with intricate carvings of axes, spirals, zigzags, bows and other mysterious symbols.
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro
🔗 www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/...
#Gavrinis #MegalithicArt #Archaeology #Neolithic
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro
🔗 www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/...
#Gavrinis #MegalithicArt #Archaeology #Neolithic
Exploring Masterpieces Of Neolithic Stone Art In France
Scattered across its coastal landscape, Brittany boasts an extraordinary concentration of diverse Neolithic monuments, ranging from stone alignments to
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September 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Gavrinis in Brittany is a remarkable Neolithic passage tomb, built around 4000 BC and covered with intricate carvings of axes, spirals, zigzags, bows and other mysterious symbols.
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro
🔗 www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/...
#Gavrinis #MegalithicArt #Archaeology #Neolithic
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro
🔗 www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2026/...
#Gavrinis #MegalithicArt #Archaeology #Neolithic
"Maa seest tulev telluurne energia (mida võimendab kiltkivi ja magnetiit) ei liigu hajutatult, vaid kivid suruvad selle suunatud vooludesse. ridade vahekaugused ja kivide suurus muutuvad ridade lõpupoole (nad tihenevad ja "koonduvad"). Füüsikaliselt toimivad kiviread lainejuhtmetena."
⚠️Inga Raitar
⚠️Inga Raitar
September 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"Maa seest tulev telluurne energia (mida võimendab kiltkivi ja magnetiit) ei liigu hajutatult, vaid kivid suruvad selle suunatud vooludesse. ridade vahekaugused ja kivide suurus muutuvad ridade lõpupoole (nad tihenevad ja "koonduvad"). Füüsikaliselt toimivad kiviread lainejuhtmetena."
⚠️Inga Raitar
⚠️Inga Raitar
«Sixtine du Néolithique» : les lignes du cairn de Gavrinis, entre interprétations et archéologie www.liberation.fr/sciences/arc...
«Sixtine du Néolithique» : les lignes du cairn de Gavrinis, entre interprétations et archéologie
Dans le Morbihan, un ensemble de dalles et de pierres vieux de plus de six millénaires livre de nouveaux secrets, grâce à un imposant ouvrage coordonné par l’archéologue Serge Cassen. «Libé» l’a renco...
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December 27, 2024 at 1:08 PM
«Sixtine du Néolithique» : les lignes du cairn de Gavrinis, entre interprétations et archéologie www.liberation.fr/sciences/arc...
✨BBC Studios✨ Gavrinis Continued:
January 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
✨BBC Studios✨ Gavrinis Continued:
Even a casual day at ✨BBC Studios✨ is hair curated with fine line cut out detailing that is inspired by the cairn of Gavrinis' patterns in stone.
January 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Even a casual day at ✨BBC Studios✨ is hair curated with fine line cut out detailing that is inspired by the cairn of Gavrinis' patterns in stone.
Ok so apparently it IS still controversial… apparently the guides were giving information based on a 2017 paper ‘Facing the cairn at Newgrange’ which relies on similar stone (but not quartz) facing at Gavrinis: www.carrowkeel.com/sites/boyne/...
Excavations at Newgrange
A history of the various excavations at Newgrange. Between 1962 and 1975 an extensive series of excavations led by Michael J. O'Kelly and reconstruction by the Office of Public Works took place at New...
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October 5, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Ok so apparently it IS still controversial… apparently the guides were giving information based on a 2017 paper ‘Facing the cairn at Newgrange’ which relies on similar stone (but not quartz) facing at Gavrinis: www.carrowkeel.com/sites/boyne/...
Tumba de passagem megalítica neolítica, também conhecida como Tumba de Gavrinis (4.200-4.000 aC). um dos edifícios sobreviventes mais antigos do mundo. As pedras dentro da passagem e da câmara são cobertas por arte megalítica com esculturas petróglifas nas paredes.
February 18, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Tumba de passagem megalítica neolítica, também conhecida como Tumba de Gavrinis (4.200-4.000 aC). um dos edifícios sobreviventes mais antigos do mundo. As pedras dentro da passagem e da câmara são cobertas por arte megalítica com esculturas petróglifas nas paredes.
Gavrinis jest świadectwem wczesnej ludzkiej kreatywności i głębokiego związku z rytuałem i symboliką, co czyni ją wyjątkową i bezcenną częścią prehistorycznego dziedzictwa ludzkości.
December 4, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Gavrinis jest świadectwem wczesnej ludzkiej kreatywności i głębokiego związku z rytuałem i symboliką, co czyni ją wyjątkową i bezcenną częścią prehistorycznego dziedzictwa ludzkości.
Gavrinis, maleńka wyspa w Zatoce Morbihan w Bretanii we Francji, kryje jeden z najstarszych znanych neolitycznych grobowców korytarzowych, datowany na około 4200–4000 p.n.e. Ta niezwykła budowla, zbudowana z masywnych płyt kamiennych, posiada wąskie przejście prowadzące do centralnej komory,
December 4, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Gavrinis, maleńka wyspa w Zatoce Morbihan w Bretanii we Francji, kryje jeden z najstarszych znanych neolitycznych grobowców korytarzowych, datowany na około 4200–4000 p.n.e. Ta niezwykła budowla, zbudowana z masywnych płyt kamiennych, posiada wąskie przejście prowadzące do centralnej komory,
Today:
Carnac, locmariaquer, Gavrinis.
Trying to decide what play list that deserves?
Carnac, locmariaquer, Gavrinis.
Trying to decide what play list that deserves?
January 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Today:
Carnac, locmariaquer, Gavrinis.
Trying to decide what play list that deserves?
Carnac, locmariaquer, Gavrinis.
Trying to decide what play list that deserves?
We went to Gavrinis when they did allow photography on the inside. Great visit with a fabulous guide who was fluent in French, English and German and made sure everyone on his tour understood how wonderful Gavrinis is. Very happy memories.
July 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
We went to Gavrinis when they did allow photography on the inside. Great visit with a fabulous guide who was fluent in French, English and German and made sure everyone on his tour understood how wonderful Gavrinis is. Very happy memories.
Cairn de Gavrinis, situado en la isla de Gavrinis, en el Golfo de Morbihan, Francia.
Fue construido en el año 3500 a. C., momento en el que la isla aún formaba parte del continente.
Fuente: @Dr_TheHistories
Fue construido en el año 3500 a. C., momento en el que la isla aún formaba parte del continente.
Fuente: @Dr_TheHistories
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Cairn de Gavrinis, situado en la isla de Gavrinis, en el Golfo de Morbihan, Francia.
Fue construido en el año 3500 a. C., momento en el que la isla aún formaba parte del continente.
Fuente: @Dr_TheHistories
Fue construido en el año 3500 a. C., momento en el que la isla aún formaba parte del continente.
Fuente: @Dr_TheHistories