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The Dolmen de la Mouïse-Martin is a megalithic building located in Tripleville, Loir-et-Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Dating from Neolithic, this portico dolmen is distinguished by its east-west orientation and its limestone structure of Beauce, extracted on site. It consists of a rectangular bedroom of 4.20 meters long by 2 meters wide, initially covered with two roof tables, one of which still remains today. A second table, measuring 2.05 metres by 1.60 metres, was replaced in 1969 by military engineering. The entrance, partially closed by a small slab, was preceded by a portico now collapsed.

The tumulus, still visible, is 11 meters long by 8 meters wide, with a height of 1 meter. The excavations and descriptions, notably those of Jackie Despriée and Claude Leymarios in their Inventory of Megaliths of France (1974), underline the archaeological importance of the site. The dolmen was inscribed in historical monuments by order of 12 November 1979, thus protecting the monument and an area of 90 m2 around it.

The dolmen structure reveals construction techniques characteristic of Neolithic, with orthostats delimiting the chamber and bedside slabs to the west. The building illustrates the funeral practices of the time, where the dolmens served as collective burials. Its state of conservation, though partial, offers a valuable testimony to the megalithic traditions in the Beauce and Loir-et-Cher region.

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