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Origin and history

The Dolmen de Val-des-Marais is a megalithic monument located in the commune of Val-des-Marais. This type of structure, characteristic of Neolithic, generally served as a collective burial or place of worship for prehistoric populations. The available data do not specify its exact period of construction, but its existence reflects an old occupation of the territory.

Dolmens, widespread in Europe, were often associated with funeral and ritual practices. In the Far East, as elsewhere, these monuments marked the landscape and played a symbolic role for local communities. Their construction reflected a social organization capable of mobilizing resources and a large labour force, although the specific details of this dolmen remain unknown.