Saint-Michel Tumulus

The Saint-Michel tumulus is a megalithic grave mound, located east of Carnac in Brittany [1]. It is the largest grave mound in continental Europe [1]. The tumulus was built during the fifth millennium BC [1]. It consists of a mound of earth and stones 125 metres long, 50 metres wide and 10 metres high [1]. Around 1900, the archaeologist Zacharie Le Rouzic again excavated the Saint-Michel tumulus and discovered a second dolmen and fifteen small stone chests [1].