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Vera Collum and the excavation of a ‘Roman’ megalithic tomb

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Richard Bradley
Richard Bradley*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Reading RG5 2AH, England
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Abstract

In 1931 Vera Collum excavated the megalithic tomb at Tressé in Brittany, claiming that it had been built during the Roman period and was associated with the cult of the mother goddess. This article traces the course of her excavation and suggests a context for the reuse of Neolithic monuments in that area.

Keywords

megalithsBrittanymother goddessmonument re-use
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News and Notes
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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 283 , March 2000 , pp. 39 - 43
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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