Valbelle dolmen
The Dolmen of Valbelle , restored by Gilbert Fages , is a well-preserved dolmen 300 m southwest of the Valbelle farm. It is located south of the D16 (road) on the Causse Méjean , a limestone plateau in the Massif Central , about west of Florac in the Lozère department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The approximately 4.0 m long, 0.8 m wide and 1.0 m high chamber is located in the middle of a hill about 8.0 m in diameter. The ceiling panel is broken and incomplete. Their remains are on the nine in situ bearing stones on the north, south and east sides.
The archaeological dig, published in 1954, has revealed rare prehistoric objects: disc pearls made of limestone , a diamond-shaped pearl made of bone, pendants made of animal claws and quartz. The bones found belong to at least 13 people (including 6 children). The first burials date from around 2500 BC. The megalithic complex was used for at least 7 centuries.
See also
literature
- Jean Clottes: Dolmens et Menhirs du Midi. Edition Loubatiéres, Portet-sur-Garonne 1987, ISBN 2-86266-048-5 , ( Terres du Sud 26).
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Coordinates: 44 ° 18 ′ 44 ″ N , 3 ° 33 ′ 24 ″ E