# Standing stones at Carnac began with late hunter-gatherers before 5000 BC.

> Still possible: Standing stones at Carnac began with late hunter-gatherers before 5000 BC.

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# Standing stones at Carnac began with late hunter-gatherers before 5000 BC.

Standing stones at Carnac began with late hunter-gatherers before 5000 BC.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Standing-stone settings sealed with Mesolithic dates and artefacts.

## What would rule it out

- All dated stone settings postdate 4800 cal BC.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Three small monoliths stand beside the Late Mesolithic hut at Le Plasker, set before the later cairn.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/carnac-alignments/evidence/EVD0D69TDYP22ZE/three-small-monoliths-stand-beside-the-late-mesolithic-hut)

Suggestive

FOR

[A 300-year gap separates the Mesolithic phases from the first Neolithic building; the rows begin after 4670…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/carnac-alignments/evidence/EVD0D69TE6G4MJG/a-300-year-gap-separates-the-mesolithic-phases-from-the)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[When were the Carnac rows raised?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/carnac-alignments/questions/QST0D69TB8R4CS4/when-were-the-carnac-rows-raised)

Most likelyThe rows were raised in the fifth millennium BC, from about 4670 to 4250 cal BC, in stages over about three…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Standing stones at Carnac began with late hunter-gatherers before 5000 BC. [Answer ANS0D69TDPW441Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D69TDPW441Y
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**ANS** 0D69TDPW441Y

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