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Les Chirons | |
Tumulus A, necropolis of Les Chirons Bougon, Deux-Sèvres, France | |
Location | valley of the River Bougon |
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Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
Coordinates | 46°22′24″N 0°03′59″W / 46.3732°N 0.0664°W |
Altitude | 95 m (312 ft) |
Type | Angoumoisin Tumulus |
History | |
Material | Limestone |
Periods | Neolithic |
Cultures | Chasséen |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | 1840 : Charles Arnault 1968 : Claude Burnez 1972 to 1987 : Jean-Pierre Mohen, Chris Scarre |
Public access | yes (guided tour only) |
Website | tumulus-de-bougon |
Designated | 1960 |
The Tumulus of Bougon or Necropolis of Bougon (French: "Tumulus de Bougon", "Nécropole de Bougon") is a group of five Neolithic barrows located in Bougon, near La-Mothe-Saint-Héray, between Exoudun and Pamproux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Their discovery in 1840 raised great scientific interest. To protect the monuments, the site was acquired by the department of Deux-Sèvres in 1873. Excavations resumed in the late 1960s. The oldest structures of this prehistoric monument, called E1 and F0 date to 4800 BC.