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Dolmens de France

A dolmen consists of one or more large covering slabs (tables) placed on vertical stones that serve as feet (orthostats). Dolmens are generally interpreted as chamber tombs, funerary monuments with collective burials.



Dolmens de France

Sélection de 8 dolmens sur 482 en France

Dolmen de la Folatière à Luxé
Dolmens
16230 Luxé

The Dolmen de la Folatière, built in the Neolithic in Luxé (Charente), is a listed megalithic monument, reflecting ancient funeral practices in the New Aquitaine region.
Dolmen de Séchebec à Cognac
Dolmens
16100 Cognac

The Dolmen de Séchebec, a megalithic monument of the Neolithic at Cognac (Charente), is a funerary site classified as a historic monument since 1930, restored after archaeological excavations in 1958.
Archaeological site of the dolmen 3 of Saint-Martin-du-Larzac in Millau
Dolmens
12100 Millau

The dolmen 3 of Saint-Martin-du-Larzac, in Millau (Aveyron), is a megalithic necropolis dating from the Bronze Age, today destroyed but studied for its funeral furniture and successive redevelopments until the High Middle Ages.
Branlantes of Biéville-Beuville
Dolmens
14112 Biéville-Beuville

The Branlante Stones of Biéville-Beuville are a neolithic megalithic historical monument, located in Calvados, composed of two cupstones, possible remains of a destroyed dolmen.
Dolmen de Galitorte à Buzeins
Dolmens
12150 Sévérac d'Aveyron

The Dolmen de Galitorte, a megalithic Neolithic building, is located in Buzeins en Aveyron. Ranked a historic monument in 1889, it bears witness to the prehistoric heritage of Occitanie.
Dolmen des Claps à Escragnolles
Dolmens
06460 Escragnolles

The Dolmen des Claps is a megalithic monument of the Neolithic in Escragnolles (Alpes-Maritimes), classified as a historical monument since 1921. It is distinguished by its corridor and tumulus of 15 meters in diameter.
Dolmen de la Pierre Laye à Vauxrezis
Dolmens
02200 Vauxrezis

The Dolmen de la Pierre Laye, located in Vauxrezis (Aisne), is a megalithic monument of Neolithic, classified as historical monuments in 1944, composed of a cover table based on orthostates.
Dolmens de la Pierre Couverte à Marcilly-le-Hayer
Dolmens
10290 Marcilly-le-Hayer

The Dolmens de la Pierre Couverte in Marcilly-le-Hayer, Aube, are two megalithic monuments of recent Neolithic and Chalcolithic, classified as historical monuments in 1936.