Apart from the basic Goulet, which always has an oval outer ring and in which the tumulus is located at the westernmost end, there are a large number of variants, some of which differ greatly in shape from the actual Goulet. The tumulus moves from the western end towards the middle and the whole shape becomes increasingly round. Often only a short, compressed entrance remains of the long, narrow path. Only its opening towards the east reveals the relationship to the Goulet. If you put some of these variants next to each other, you can see that Goulets and keyhole graves are probably related to each other and that one form may have developed from the other. With some variants, it is difficult to say exactly whether it is a Goulet II or a keyhole.
Article by Yves and Christine Gauthier on the transition from Goulet to Keyhole and vice versa (French/English) >
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Goulet Type II with Annex
In the Western Sahara, between Mauritania and Mali, there are some Goulet Type II monuments where a closed annex is attached to the exit of the corridor. A circle, which is usually found in many western type Goulets (Mosca) at some distance from the corridor entrance, has been firmly attached to the Goulet here as an extension. Many thanks to Andreas Koslowski, who contributed his finds to this collection. There are now enough finds to classify the few individual pieces so far as a separate type and to show them here.
