Allée couverte from Conflans

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Allée couverte de Conflans

The Allée couverte by Conflans was discovered in 1872 by a farmer in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in Île-de-France while plowing. However, there are also other traditions of discovery. The cover plates were removed and the gallery tomb examined and dismantled and rebuilt at the museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Yvelines department in France. A brick staircase to the side was installed as a new entrance.

Scheme of a gallery grave

The approximately 11 m long and 2 m wide Neolithic gallery grave consists of an antechamber and a main chamber, which are separated by the coaxial, original entrance. Two limestone slabs , of which the larger one has a round soul hole , the locking stone of which has been preserved, form the access side in the east. At the end of the main chamber, a side half-stone separates a head niche, above which the only remaining capstone rests.

In the outdoor area of ​​the Musée D'Archeologie National, at Place Charles De Gaulle, 78100, the offset gallery grave Allée couverte du Trou aux Anglais (Hole of the English) is located close by .

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Coordinates: 48 ° 53 ′ 57.1 ″  N , 2 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E