Archeologists discovered 7,000-Year-Old Neolithic burial grounds in France

Coëby contains numerous megalithic monuments. Image Credit: Wikimedia commons Archaeologists investigating a Neolithic cemetery in Brittany, France, may have uncovered clues to a burial tradition that dates back around 7,000 years. At the Coëby Neolithic cemetery near Trédion, researchers examined two unusually large, elongated earth mounds whose purpose has remained uncertain since the site was discovered in 1986.In a recent study published in ‘Archaeological Prospection,’ Philippe Gouézin and Vivien Mathé used electrical surveys to look beneath the surface of the two structures without excavating them. Their findings suggest that the mounds could contain stone-built burial chambers and unusual standing stones, including stones that may have been shaped to resemble people. The researchers say the structures could be related to a type of Neolithic funerary monument known as a Passy-type barrow, potentially extending the known distribution of this tradition further west.How did archeologists look beneath the 7,000-year-old moundsInstead of immediately digging into the ancient structures, the researchers used electrical surveys to investigate what could be hidden beneath the surface....