Dolmen de Dignas, Dolmen in the Gorges du Tarn Causses, France
The dolmen de Dignas is a megalithic burial structure on the Causse de Sauveterre, in the Gorges du Tarn Causses area of southern France. It consists of a stone chamber once covered by a mound roughly 14 meters across, with a small entrance vestibule formed by two upright stones.
The dolmen de Dignas was built during the late Copper Age and later reused during the final Bronze Age period. It was discovered and excavated around 1880 by a doctor, during which the capstone was broken.
The dolmen de Dignas sits on the Causse de Sauveterre, an open limestone plateau where the wind blows freely and the stones stand clearly visible from a distance. Visitors can walk around the chamber, touch the rough surfaces, and get a direct sense of how the slabs were arranged.
The site is easy to reach by car, with a small parking area nearby. Sturdy footwear is a good idea since the path crosses an open limestone plateau that can be uneven underfoot.
A small funeral mound just to the south-west of the main chamber was used for cremations, which is separate from the dolmen itself where body burials took place. During the final period of use, a woman and a young person were buried together in the mound, and the young person still had a small bronze bracelet on the wrist.
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