Tumulus, covered alleys and cairns in New Aquitaine

Tumulus
16330 Vervant

The Necropolis of La Boixe, located in Vervant, Charente, is a megalithic Neolithic complex composed of eleven tumulus and dolmens, some of which have been classified as historical monuments since the 19th century.

Allées couvertes
24440 Beaumontois en Périgord

White covered lane, protohistoric dolmen of angoumoisin type, is located in Nojals-et-Clotte (Dordogne). Ranked a historic monument in 1971, this megalithic site bears witness to ancient funeral practices in New Aquitaine.

Tumulus
79120 Sainte-Soline

The Montiou tumulus, located in Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sèvres), is a megalithic complex of the Middle Neolithic (4th millennium BC) housing four dolmens with parallel long corridors, rare example of Atlantic funerary architecture restored and classified in 1986.

Allées couvertes
33340 Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil

The covered alley of Barbehère, in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil (Gironde), is a megalithic monument of the Middle Neolithic, reused until Chalcolithic, typical of the Aquitaine alleys with original architecture and traces of collective burials.

Dolmens
33420 Jugazan

Curton's dolmen is an undetermined, megalithic covered driveway located in Jugazan, Gironde, New Aquitaine. This funerary monument, partially destroyed in the 19th century, houses symbolic engravings and archaeological remains.

Tumulus
17170 Courçon

The tumuli of Champ Châlon, located in Benon in Charente-Maritime, form a megalithic ensemble of Neolithic (V-IVth millennium BC) composed of seven collective burials classified as historical monuments.

Tumulus
16230 Fontenille

La Motte de la Jacquille is a neolithic tumulus located in Fontenille (Charente), a megalithic funerary monument remarkable for its complex architecture and its unique stone door in Europe.

Tumulus
16140 Tusson

The four Tusson tumuli, located in Charente (New Aquitaine), are a megalithic neolithic ensemble among the largest in Europe, aligned on a plateau near the village. These oval, unexcavated funeral monuments testify to an ancient occupation of the territory.