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Carnac alignments
Carnac alignments2 key questions · 4 questions · 0 answered
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QuestionWhere it stands
Most likelyThe rows were raised in the fifth millennium BC, from about 4670 to 4250 cal BC, in stages over about three…
Most likelyLarge parts of the complex have been removed, leaving buried foundation pits that can be mapped
Most likelyThe rows translate the region's natural granite outcrops and ridges into built form, recreating a rock…
Most likelyRows grew by additions over centuries along a common axis