A groundbreaking 2024 study in Archaeological Prospection marks the first comprehensive geophysical survey within Carnac's megalithic alignments in over a century! Researchers Gill Brun and Vansal deployed magnetometry, electrical resistivity, and ground-penetrating radar across the Kerlescan and Le Mane areas. The last major dig? The Mane 2 burial mound back in 1922!
New geophysical survey study reveals hidden features at Carnac Stones alignments
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- Study published in 2024 in the journal Archaeological Prospection
- Led by researchers Gill Brun and Vansal
- First comprehensive geophysical survey within Carnac Stones alignments in over 100 years
- The last major excavation was the Mane 2 burial mound in 1922
- Carnac Stones alignments stretch over 4 kilometers with up to 11 rows of standing stones
- Three non-invasive methods used: magnetometry (cart-mounted 8-sensor gradiometer), electrical resistivity, and ground-penetrating radar
- Surveys targeted the Kerlescan and Le Mane areas
- INRAP (Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives) is the French government body for preventive archaeology
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