Tumulus de Bougon

Ready to travel in time? Travel 7000 years of history by visiting an exceptional megalithic site in Europe! At the same time museum of prehistory and archeological site in full nature, the Tumulus of Bougon propose all the year animations to experiment the Prehistory. Workshops during the school holidays, demonstrations of prehistoric techniques in the summer, animation weekends from May to October and, of course, guided tours of the archaeological site. Contemporary architecture in the heart of a natural setting, the museum illustrates the first steps of humanity, from our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the first farmers. He is particularly interested in the Neolithic period, a fundamental period in the history of Humanity in which man settles and builds imposing funerary monuments such as those of the nearby necropolis, connected to the museum by a discovery trail.
Let's discover prehistoric mounds built by neolithic people more than 6 000 years ago !
At the heart of a beautiful nature reserve, you will enjoy theses majestics buildings full of mystery. The museum reproduces the Neolithic era in the vast timeline of Prehistory and the walk to the archeological site is lined with life-size reconstructions.