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MENHIRS ET DOLMENS

in Chanac
  • The territory of Lozère would be the first concentration of menhirs and dolmens in France and Europe. The main concentrations are located on the Causse de Sauveterre, the Causse Méjean, the Causse de Changefège and almost everywhere in the department. On the Sauveterre, the dolmens are called "dolmens with angled corridors". It was found, in addition to various furniture (points of spears, flint blades, pierced animal teeth) many trepanned skulls. What was this ritual? Can we assume that our...
    The territory of Lozère would be the first concentration of menhirs and dolmens in France and Europe. The main concentrations are located on the Causse de Sauveterre, the Causse Méjean, the Causse de Changefège and almost everywhere in the department. On the Sauveterre, the dolmens are called "dolmens with angled corridors". It was found, in addition to various furniture (points of spears, flint blades, pierced animal teeth) many trepanned skulls. What was this ritual? Can we assume that our ancestors were "neo-surgeons"?
  • Access
    • Main road  :  D 44
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    • Self-guided visits
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  • Free
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