Origin of Stone Circles 7000 years ago | Prehistory Documentary 🇫🇷

Who built the first stone circles? The megalith builders of Brittany - from the migration and rise of the first farmers to the demise of the culture. This feature length documentary shows how the famous megalithic monuments of Britain and Ireland, such as Stonehenge, derive from many earlier ones in Brittany. Who were the first farmers in France? Why did they start building the impressive megalithic chambered tombs or the enormous standing stones known as menhirs? This documentary looks at the world's first tombs, some close to 7000 years old, and traces the development of the dolmens and other tombs from 5000 BC to 2700 BC. We also learn how the first farmers interacted with the Mesolithic Western Hunter Gatherers who were already there, and how they may have influenced this megalithic monument tradition. Learn how the exquisite jadeite ax heads of the Neolithic were symbols of power imported from the far away Alps. We visited the tombs of Gavrinis, Petit Mont, Table des Marchands, the Barrow tomb of Kercado and the truly ancient Saint-Michel tumulus among others. You will also learn about the 4 mile long alignments of Carnac and what they were made for. The adventure starts at the 9 maidens stones in Cornwall and ends on the stunning coasts of Morbihan in Brittany.

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Drone and additional camera work in Cornwall by @ROTPband

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00:00 Introduction
01:54 Cornish megalithic monuments
05:00 Origin of the Megalithic people and culture
09:48 Barrow of St Michel
10:40 Barrow of Tumiac
12:07 WHG and LBK influences
15:53 ​​Early Dolmens
17:15 Covered Alley of L'Île-Grande
17:48 Standing stones / Giant of Manio, Menhir of St Uzec
18:56 Grand menhir Brisé of Locmariaquer
21:52 Table des Marchands
23:32 Carnac stone rows
27:21 Kercado passage tomb
29:31 Jadeite ax heads
33:32 Mané-er-Hroëck barrow
34:08 Jadeite ax heads 2
36:53 The long barrow and the longhouse
40:34 Gavrinis barrow tomb
43:32 Petit Mont tomb
47:08 Conclusion