Museum dedicated to preserving these prehistoric tombs and showcasing various Neolithic cultures
6,000 years ago, our ancestors moved huge stones to build tumuli, megalithic funerary monuments. Here, six tumuli were discovered in the 19th century: the largest was explored in 1840. The museum aims to preserve these prehistoric tombs and to highlight the various Neolithic cultures that led humans to build these megalithic monuments, and regularly offers large temporary exhibitions. The park also includes a discovery trail, a botanical garden, reconstructions of dwellings...
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Opening time and information on BURIAL MOUND MUSEUM
Open from April 1st to the end of the All Saints' vacation. Low season: open Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 5:30pm; weekends from 1pm to 5:30pm. High season: Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6:30pm. Closed on Mondays (including Easter and Whitsun Mondays). Free of charge until 6 years old. Adults: 6 €. Children (from 6 to 18 years old) : 2 €. Reduced rate: 2 €. Guided tour supplement: +2 €. Workshop supplement: + 4 €. Restaurant (from June to September). Store. Route for children.
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Prehistory in three spaces: a museum, a discovery trail and a remarkable archaeological site: the tumuli of Bougon.
contemporary architecture nestled in the heart of a natural setting, the museum is particularly interested in the Neolithic, a fundamental period in the history of humanity during which our ancestors built the 6 tumuli of the Bougon necropolis.
Built more than 5,000 years ago, these six megalithic monuments contain eight burial chambers.
audioguide entrance : 4.50 €/adult,
Free for children under 18, students, disabled persons, job seekers
Guided tours, workshops: 6 €/adult, 2.50 €/-18ans
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Un Musée moderne et très intéressant pour qui s'intéresse à la préhistoire complète le site.
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Le musée de la préhistoire se trouve à l’entrée du site et prépare à la visite des tumulus qu’on découvre au gré d’une agréable promenade en plein air.
Le site est parsemé de zones où la pédagogie est privilégiée: une zone où on peut voir des expériences de transport de blocs servant à la construction des dolmens, une autre zone où on voit des reconstitutions à différentes étapes de construction ou encore la reconstitution d’un habitat collectif du néolithique.
Les tumulus eux-mêmes nous ont fascinés … pensez au nombre de millénaires qui nous séparent de leurs constructeurs … L’intérieur de certains est accessible.