# Mens 2008: Refitting megaliths in western France

> Emmanuel Mens, 2008. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the reuse of standing stones, which bears on how complete the surviving rows are.

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# Refitting megaliths in western France

Emmanuel Mens, 2008. _Antiquity 82, 25–36_.

Shows that standing stones in western France were broken and reused in later monuments, by refitting fragments.

**Carnac alignments** Articledoi: **[10.1017/S0003598X00096411](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00096411)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the reuse of standing stones, which bears on how complete the surviving rows are.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Standing stones were broken and reused in later monuments.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/carnac-alignments/evidence/EVD0D69TKJC669T/standing-stones-were-broken-and-reused-in-later-monuments)

Evidence

EVD

[The Carnac alignments](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/carnac-alignments)

The mystery article

MYS

[How much of the original complex survives?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/carnac-alignments/questions/QST0D69TC060AY7/how-much-of-the-original-complex-survives)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Mens, E. (2008). Refitting megaliths in western France. Antiquity 82, 25–36. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00096411
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00096411)

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Journal article

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The publisher's

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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