Dolmen de Tossen-ar-Run, Neolithic dolmen in Yvias, France
The Dolmen de Tossen-ar-Run is a Neolithic stone burial chamber built with a central chamber and a long corridor entrance. A large earthen mound originally surrounded and protected this underground structure.
This structure was built during the Neolithic when megalithic cultures in Brittany buried their dead in stone chambers. Archaeological work in the late 1800s uncovered burials with grave goods that revealed the craftspeople's skills.
The burial chamber shows how communities here honored their dead by placing tools and vessels beside them, reflecting their daily practices. Visitors can see the spatial arrangement and understand how such structures fit into their social world.
The site sits in the landscape among other megalithic structures in the region, which together form a network of ancient sites. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since paths cross fields and meadows, and weather can change quickly.
The interior of the chamber is one of the few places in Europe where you can still see the original stone slabs covering a megalithic corridor, undisturbed for thousands of years. These stones quietly tell of the builders' craftsmanship and their creation's lasting strength.
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