Skopje, North Macedonia
1451-1469
Ohrid, North Macedonia
7th century AD
Ohrid, North Macedonia
200 BCE
Ohrid, North Macedonia
13th century
Ohrid, North Macedonia
9th century AD
Skopje, North Macedonia
12th century
Skopje, North Macedonia
10th century AD
Ohrid, North Macedonia
4th century AD
Ohrid, North Macedonia
11th century
Gradsko, North Macedonia
3rd century BCE
Bitola, North Macedonia
c. 350 BCE
Kumanovo, North Macedonia
1900-1800 BCE
Skopje, North Macedonia
168 BCE
La Hougue Bie is a Neolithic ritual site which was in use around 3500 BC. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a \'mound\' and comes from the Old Norse word haugr. The site consists of 18.6m long passage chamber covered by a 12.2m high mound. The site was first excavated in 1925 by the Société Jersiaise. Fragments of twenty vase supports were found along with the scattered remains of at least eight individuals. Gravegoods, mostly pottery, were also present. At some time in the past, the site had evidently been entered and ransacked.
In Western Europe, it is one of the largest and best preserved passage graves and the most impressive and best preserved monument of Armorican Passage Grave group. Although they are termed \'passage graves\', they were ceremonial sites, whose function was more similar to churches or cathedrals, where burials were incidental.