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Dolmens de Toucou à Octon dans l'Hérault

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine Celtique
Dolmens

Dolmens de Toucou à Octon

    D148E9
    34800 Octon

Timeline

Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
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Origin and history

The Dolmens de Touco, located in the town of Octon in Occitanie, constitute a megalithic ensemble whose precise dating is not established in the available sources. These funeral or ritual structures, typical of Neolithic, testify to the ancient occupation of this territory, although their exact historical context remains to be clarified. Monuments of this type were generally associated with funeral or symbolic practices in prehistoric communities.

In the region, as elsewhere in Europe, dolmens often served as collective burials or territorial markers. Their presence in Octon suggests an organized human occupation from these remote times, although the specific details of this site are not documented in current sources.