Northern France

The Ancestral Mother in northern France, and her underground chambers of the dead

Clay figurine from Maizy in Aisne, France, from the megalithic era. Again her breasts are the focal point; the head is broken off.	Drawing of the guardian figure carved into the limestone of the Razet neolithic hypogeum. Coizard, Marne region, France. The abstract face of this female ancestor figure, with her necklace and breasts, correlates with the statue-menhirs of France, Spain, and Italy. She is dated to 3000-2500 BCE.

chamber with female ancestor figure beside portal

Another ancestral guardian in a limestone hypogeum in Courjeonnet, France

doorway to rockcut hypogeum, with axe relief at left

The hypogea of northeastern France connect hundreds of burial chambers, underground and cut out of the limestone. Here is the doorway to hypogeum 23 at Rozet. (Hypogeum simply means underground [chamber].)

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The Ancestral Mother in northern France, and her underground chambers of the dead

Drawing of the guardian figure carved into the limestone of the Razet neolithic hypogeum. Coizard, Marne region, France. The abstract face of this female ancestor figure, with her necklace and breasts, correlates with the statue-menhirs of France, Spain, and Italy. She is dated to 3000-2500 BCE.