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Origin and history

The alignments of the Mail de Soupène are a megalithic monument located in the territory of Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus, Occitanie. This type of structure, characteristic of the neolithic or bronze age, often bears witness to ancient ritual or funeral practices. No precise dating or detailed historical context is available in current sources.

In regions such as Occitania, megalithic monuments were generally linked to the first agro-pastoral societies. These communities organized their lives around agriculture, livestock and collective rites, where stone alignments could play a symbolic or astronomical role. The absence of specific data on this site makes it impossible to specify the exact function.