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Gornevese dolmen, also known as Gornevez dolmen, is an iconic megalithic monument located in the municipality of Séné, Morbihan. This dolmen is distinguished by its structure consisting of three orthostates (arrested stones) supporting a covering slab measuring about 3 meters by 1 meter. It is located in a public garden in the heart of the hamlet of Le Gornevez, making it an accessible and integrated site in the local landscape.

The dolmen was the subject of an archaeological survey conducted by Mr. Prulhierre in 1878, although this did not produce significant results. Despite this, the monument was recognized for its heritage importance and was classified as historical monuments by an order dated 8 January 1968. Today, it belongs to a private company, but its location in a public space allows a visibility and appreciation of this testimony of the Breton Neolithic.

The Neolithic period, during which this dolmen was erected, corresponds to an era of profound social and technical transformations in Brittany. Local communities, mainly agro-pastoral, have left many megaliths as funerary or territorial markers. These monuments, often collective, reflect a structured social organization and a strong symbolic relationship with the landscape and ancestors. The dolmen of Gornevese is part of this tradition, although its exact use and precise context remain partially mysterious in the absence of major archaeological discoveries.

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