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The Dolmen The Stone The cabinet, also known as Pierre de l'Ormail or Pierre Mort, is a megalithic building located in the commune of Rumont, in the Seine-et-Marne department. It is the most monumental of the dolmens of this territory, characterized by a 4.10 m long and 3 m wide sandstone cover table, thick of 0.50 m. The slab presents natural peculiarities such as a hole called "dow" and grooves, as well as traces of re-used mesolithic engravings, including a niche decorated with parallel furrows.

The building was first reported in 1856 by Mr. Leroy, and then classified as historic monuments in 1889. In 1857 it had already been looted before, and no archaeological material was found there. Its architecture potentially links it to the Seine-Oise-Marne culture, typical of Neolithic in this region. The funeral chamber, bounded by four small orthostats, may have included two other blocks now moved.

The engravings present on the cover table, prior to the construction of the dolmen, suggest a reuse of the slab, a common practice at this time. These motifs, dated from the Mesolithic, add an additional historical dimension to the site. Despite the absence of archaeological discoveries, the dolmen remains a major testimony of the funeral and cultural practices of Neolithic in Île-de-France.

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