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The Dolmen de Loubaresse is a megalithic building located in the commune of Broc, in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Dated from the Neolithic, this funerary monument consists of a room covered with an oval basalt table, measuring 3.30 m long for 1.76 m wide. It is still partially buried in a 12.70 m wide tumulus, built with local materials.

Discovered in the last quarter of the twentieth century, the dolmen was classified as historical monuments by order of 17 August 1978. Its typical architecture of the Neolithic collective burials includes a 2.60 m long bedroom, covered with an externally curved but smooth slab inside. All blocks, in basalt, come from the immediate vicinity, illustrating the construction techniques of the era.

The excavations and studies, notably referred to in the Inventory of the Megaliths of France (CNRS, 1983) by Sylvie Amblard, underline its importance in the megalithic landscape of Puy-de-Dôme. The site, although limited in access, bears witness to the funeral and social practices of the Neolithic communities in the region, where dolmens served as collective burial sites and territorial markers.

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