Allée couverte de la Justice
The hilly or not recessed Allée couverte de la Justice (also called Pierres de la Justice ) is a Neolithic gallery tomb in Épône- Élisabethville in the Yvelines department in France .
The largely intact megalithic complex is around 11.7 m long and 1.5 m wide, with an interior height of 1.9 m. There are three cap stones, 16 bearing stones and the end stone, all made of heavily weathered limestone .
In the chamber, 60 burials were identified on two levels, separated by a layer of limestone. The lower find layer lay directly on the stone floor, the upper one was covered with slabs. According to the excavation carried out by Léonce Manouvrier (1850–1927) in 1895 , the individuals had an average height of 1.60 m (men) and 1.50 m (women).
Four skulls had a trepanation . Three woman's skulls showed signs of T-shaped trepanation performed during their lifetime.
Immediately next to it is a collapsed dolmen , the five bearing stones and two cap stones of which lie almost flat on the ground.
There are 17 megalithic structures in the Yvelines department, eight of which are still visible. Four have been identified in Épône. Nearby are the engraved Allée couverte du Trou aux Anglais and the remains of two badly damaged megalithic structures.
Web links
- Dolmen de la Justice in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
- Description, plan and pictures (French)
- Description and pictures (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 58 ′ 12.9 " N , 1 ° 49 ′ 56.1" E