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Origin and history

The covered stone of Bué is a simple angeline dolmen, located in Bagneux, in the Indre department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Oriented southeast/northwest, it dates from the Neolithic and consists of a 4.70 m long convex cover table based on four orthostats and a bedside slab. All slabs, in sandstone, form a funerary chamber characteristic of the megalithic buildings of that time.

The site was searched in 1875 by archaeologist Ludovic Martinet, without major discovery, but flint debris around the dolmen suggests the presence of a large workshop nearby. Ranked a historic monument in 1889, this dolmen illustrates the importance of megalithic sites in the prehistoric landscape of Berry. Its architecture and state of conservation make it a notable example of the dolmens of the region.

The surroundings of the monument, littered with lithic remains, indicate a human occupation linked to artisanal activities. This dolmen, with its partially inclined pillars, offers a material testimony of the funeral and social practices of Neolithic. Its early classification underscores its heritage value from the late nineteenth century, in a context of increasing preservation of prehistoric remains in France.

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