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Butte de César

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    Location: Arzon, Vannes, Brittany, France

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    August 9, 2023

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    Caesar's Mound is a tumulus 56 meters in diameter and 18 meters high. This pile of stones, covered with a layer of silt and black earth, was explored in 1853. Classified as a historical monument in 1926, the tumulus was the subject of further excavations and work in 1934, which uncovered several secondary burials.
    Unfortunately, the tumulus is currently closed indefinitely due to the risk of collapse.
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    June 2, 2024

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    The Tumiac tumulus is located in Arzon, on the Rhuys peninsula, south of the Gulf of Morbihan, in Brittany. It is also known as Caesar's Mound because, according to local legend, it served as an observatory for Julius Caesar during his war against the Veneti in 56 BC. This building belongs to the large "Carnacean" tumulus, burials of Neolithic elites, such as the Saint-Michel tumulus, in Carnac, and the Ruyk tumulus, in Locmariaquer.
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