Tumulus de Colombiers-sur-Seulles, Neolithic burial mound in Colombiers-sur-Seulles, France.
This burial mound extends 60 meters in length and 10 meters in width, reaching a height of 2.5 meters with limestone block walls.
Initial excavations began in 1825 under Arcisse de Caumont, revealing a funeral structure dating from 4500-4000 BCE.
The monument includes a circular burial chamber measuring 2.20 meters in diameter where partially burned human remains were uncovered.
The site stands on a plateau overlooking the Seulles Valley, 10 kilometers northwest of Caen, with visitor facilities available.
This structure stands as the only example of this type of Neolithic funeral construction in Lower Normandy, predating the Egyptian pyramids by two millennia.
Location: Colombiers-sur-Seulles
GPS coordinates: 49.29670,-0.49430
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:06
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