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Origin and history

The dolmen and cromlech of Sénevaut is a megalithic site located in the municipality of Ciron, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. This type of monument, characteristic of Neolithic, bears witness to the funeral and ritual practices of prehistoric societies. The dolmens were generally used as collective burials, while the cromlechs, arranged in circles, could have a ceremonial or astronomical function.

In the regional context, megalithic monuments such as the one in Senevaut are part of a landscape marked by nascent agriculture and the emergence of organized social structures. These buildings, often linked to ancestral beliefs or cults, reflect the symbolic importance given to the dead and natural cycles by local communities. Their preservation makes it possible today to study the lifestyles and construction techniques of these distant periods.