Boumiers dolmen
The rectangular dolmen of Boumiers (also called Bommiers or Dolmen Pierre Fondue) is a megalithic complex from the Neolithic Age . The dolmen is located on a plateau inclined to the west of the Vienne Valley between the A10 and D910 roads, about 3.0 km south of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine , near Chatellerault in Touraine in the Indre-et-Loire department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ). The south-east-north-west oriented dolmen was discovered in the first half of the 19th century and has been registered as a monument historique since 1945 . The dolmen was described in 1842 by the archaeologist Jean-Jacques Bourassé (1813–1872) and at the time of his archaeological investigations it had a good degree of preservation, which was later removed.
The turquoise sandstone limestone dolmen measures around 2.65 × 3.2 m and is around 2.0 meters high. It consists of four bearing stones that are inclined inward, presumably due to excavations that took place in the chamber, and a 0.35 m thick trapezoidal capstone of 3.1 × 2.4 m that protrudes far behind. An artificial, non-linear stripe is visible on the surface. The groove in the form of a channel runs from its center to the north end. A slab on the floor that is only debris was likely part of another ceiling slab. Although the stones that make up the megalithic complexes are generally unworked, traces on their surfaces indicate that these stone surfaces have undergone leveling. The south-facing orthostat under the ceiling plate is 3.2 m long, the northern one is 3.1 m long and the western one is 2.9 m long. In contrast to the standing end plate, there is a stone block on the floor at the chamber entrance, which according to Jean-Jacques Bourassé could be a fragment of a cover plate. The access to the dolmen chamber faces east. Remnants of mortar between the floor and the ceiling plate testify to its use as a shelter or stable.
No human remains or burial objects were found during the excavations of the looted facility.
The dolmen is located about a kilometer north of the menhir Pierre Percée von Draché .
literature
- Gérard Cordier: Inventaire des mégalithes de la France, I. Indre-et-Loire. 1963
Web links
- Dolmen of Boumiers in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description French and pictures
- Description Engl. and pictures
- Description French and pictures
Coordinates: 47 ° 5 ′ 2.8 " N , 0 ° 35 ′ 56.8" E