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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The dolmen in Lathus-Saint-Rémy, in the department of Vienna (New Aquitaine), dates from Neolithic. This megalithic monument, typical of the funeral buildings of this period, was classified as a Historical Monument in 1889. Its precise location near the Marchain site is estimated with an accuracy considered "very satisfactory" (note 8/10), based on the data available in the Merimée database.

The Poitou-Charentes region, now integrated into New Aquitaine, was in the Neolithic a territory marked by nascent agriculture and breeding. Dolmens, like Lathus-Saint-Rémy, served as collective burials and reflected the beliefs and social organization of the sedentary communities of the time. These stone structures, often associated with funeral rites, testify to the technical and symbolic mastery of prehistoric populations.

The Dolmen de Lathus-Saint-Rémy, identified under the code Insee 86120, is located at the approximate address "1 Le Pont de Marchain". Although the practical information about his visit is not detailed in the available sources, his early ranking (1889) underlines his heritage importance. The data are mainly from the Monumentum database and internal archives, without reference to a sponsor or specific historical events related to its construction.

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