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Origin and history

The Dolmen du Bois-des-Boeufs is a historical monument located in the commune of Assier, in the Lot department (Occitanie region). This site, classified by list from 1889, belongs to the category of dolmens, megalithic constructions typical of prehistory, often associated with collective burials. Its exact location, although documented in the Merimée base under the approximate address 5239 F Merigou, remains subject to a location deemed satisfactory a priori (note of 6/10), reflecting relative geographical uncertainty.

Dolmens, such as Bois-des-Boeufs, are part of a broader context of neolithic funeral practices in Western Europe. These monuments, erected by sedentary communities, often marked places of collective memory and could serve as territorial landmarks. In Quercy, a region rich in prehistoric vestiges, these structures bear witness to the social and spiritual organization of local populations, long before Antiquity.

Their preservation, as here by an early classification, underscores their heritage importance in understanding the origins of human occupation in Occitanie.

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