Polissoirs by Poussendre
The polissoirs of Poussendre are two stones with grooves . You are in a place called Poussendre, south of Saint-Quentin northeast of Bons-Tassilly , near Falaise in the Calvados department in Normandy in France . The two polissoirs were discovered in 1912 on the banks of the Laizon .
The oldest traces of human presence on this side of Mont-Joly (with the Brèche au Diable - German "Devil's Breach" ) date from the Paleolithic . They are flints that were found around the Abri Sous Roche and on the plateau where the Menhirs of Longrais are also located. In the Neolithic Age , the forests were cleared for agriculture. For this purpose axes were used, the edges of which are sharpened on the sandstone rocks on the river bank. This left characteristic features in the stone in the form of deep grooves.
The polissoirs on the right and left banks of the Laizon were registered as a monument historique in 1976.
Several polissoirs have been discovered in the same valley. In 1983 a polissoir was discovered in the neighboring town of Ouilly-le-Tesson to the north.
See also
Web links
- Description and pictures
- Entry no.PA00111107 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 58 '9.6 " N , 0 ° 13' 25.4" W.