Table-des-Marchands Tumulus, Locmariaquer

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The stone burial mound known as the Table-des-Marchands (Table of Merchants) at the Neolithic site of Locmariaquer in north-west France. The tomb was constructed in the 5th millennium BCE and is so called because of the large flat stone which creates the ceiling of the inner tomb chamber.

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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 12). Table-des-Marchands Tumulus, Locmariaquer. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2920/table-des-marchands-tumulus-locmariaquer/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Table-des-Marchands Tumulus, Locmariaquer." World History Encyclopedia, August 12, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2920/table-des-marchands-tumulus-locmariaquer/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Table-des-Marchands Tumulus, Locmariaquer." World History Encyclopedia, 12 Aug 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2920/table-des-marchands-tumulus-locmariaquer/.

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