These burials were found in circular pits forming a straight band 25 meters long, oriented from south to north, and are located near aristocratic habitats or sanctuaries or places of worship, away from necropolises, reports Ouest-France. The site presents rare characteristics: the deceased were buried in a seated posture, with their arms resting along the torso, hands placed near the pelvis, and legs folded asymmetrically.
The pits are approximately one meter in diameter and two meters deep, regularly spaced from one another, reports 20 Minutes. The National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research Inrap described these burials as "atypical," and the explanation for these burials is not known.
Inrap posed the question: "Do these burials evoke a practice presumably intended for particular subjects: are they members from dominant families, warriors, ancestors, individuals linked to the political or religious sphere?
Despite the distance between the sites, there are recurring similarities in the burial structures, which are installed at the limits of occupations, and the individuals concerned are adults, whose sex, when determined, is male.
This distance could reflect a desire for social or spiritual distinction, as noted by 20 Minutes. The uniformity of the positions, with the same orientation and the careful arrangement of the corpse, recalls the stone or metal figurines of crouching or cross-legged seated characters from that era, notes Ouest-France. This type of burial is known from the entire Protohistory, the intermediate period between Prehistory and History, but remains rare, according to Le Point.
