Dolmen de la Verrerie-Vieille

The Dolmen de la Verrerie-Vieille is located in Tourrettes in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

Six megaliths made of sandstone , together with side drywall areas, form a rectangular chamber around 2.8 m long and 2.1 m wide. The dolmen, restored in 1987, is located in the center of a hill about 20.0 m in diameter and up to 1.8 m high. A narrow, approximately 5.0 m long corridor leads from the west into the central chamber, which is divided by a waist-high plate approximately 2.0 m long. The cover plate (s) have disappeared.

The dolmen was built in 1876 by Dr. Olivier, a doctor in Montauroux, discovered and excavated. Subsequent excavations took place several times, including in 1960 and 1962 by Jean Courtin.

The dolmen contained the remains of about 30 people. The material collected by Olivier and Goby includes: a. four axes, flint blades , beads made of limestone and soapstone, arrowheads , quartz crystals , a ring of steatite and an undecorated ceramic bowl. The material is in the Archaeological Museum of St. Raphael.