Kermario Dolmen, Carnac

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The Kermario Dolmen at Carnac, north-west France. The granite structure was created as a burial chamber and would have originally been completely covered by an earth mound. The megaliths of Carnac were built between 5,000 and 3,000 BCE.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, August 04). Kermario Dolmen, Carnac. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2896/kermario-dolmen-carnac/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Kermario Dolmen, Carnac." World History Encyclopedia, August 04, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2896/kermario-dolmen-carnac/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Kermario Dolmen, Carnac." World History Encyclopedia, 04 Aug 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2896/kermario-dolmen-carnac/.

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