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Origin and history

The neolithic burials of Cante-Perdrix, located in Calvisson, represent a major archaeological testimony of the Neolithic period. This site, although little documented in accessible sources, illustrates the funeral practices of the sedentary communities that occupied this region several millennia ago. Such sepulchral structures were often collective, reflecting a social organization and shared spiritual beliefs.

In the wider context of Neolithic in Occitania, local populations lived mainly in agriculture, livestock and the collection of natural resources. Funeral monuments, such as those of Cante-Perdrix, played a central role in the collective memory and structuring of territories. Their presence attests to a long-lasting human occupation and a rich material and symbolic culture, characteristic of this pivotal period between prehistory and the first organized societies.