Dolmen de la Fabière
Dolmen de la Fabière North Annex · Dolmen Site
Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE)·Late Neolithic·🇫🇷 Occitanie, Lozère, Causse Méjean, France
Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
About
About Dolmen de la Fabière
Dolmen de la Fabière in Occitanie, Lozère, Causse Méjean, France is a Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 6 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 44.2850N 3.4120E controls access to Occitanie resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Occitanie, Lozère, Causse Méjean, illustrating Late Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3300–2800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Rediscovered
- 1960 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3300–2800 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de la Fabière main structure
c. 1900
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1960–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de la Fabière) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
44.2850° N · 3.4120° E · 80 m · 4 mapped features
- Dolmen de la Fabière — Main StructurestructurePrincipal megalithic — Chamber 6 × 2 m with diagnostic masonry/panel44.2858° N · 3.4129° E
- Dolmen de la Fabière — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature44.2840° N · 3.4113° E
- Dolmen de la Fabière — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with cup marks and alignment44.2865° N · 3.4132° E
- Dolmen de la Fabière — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site44.2834° N · 3.4109° E
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