{"id":60548,"date":"2021-06-08T14:31:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T12:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.camping-mazet-plage.com\/our-articles\/dolmens-ardeche\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T17:02:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:02:38","slug":"visit-dolmens-ardeche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camping-mazet-plage.com\/en\/leisure\/visit-dolmens-ardeche\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolmens in the Ard\u00e8che"},"content":{"rendered":"

History of the Ard\u00e8che dolmens<\/h2>\n

First erected in prehistoric times in the year 6,000 BC, dolmens<\/strong> are funerary monuments made of stones. The Australopithecines of that time came from Africa and were nomadic. They began to migrate towards the European continent 5,800 BC. It was during the Neolithic period that people stabilised and stopped travelling by introducing agricultural practices such as wheat growing and animal husbandry. In Labeaume, a small village in the heart of the Ard\u00e8che with 626 inhabitants, there are no less than 138 dolmens<\/strong> listed. This type of burial site, the dolmens, disappeared between the ancient period and the medieval age, around the year zero. The sites in the Ard\u00e8che that include dolmens are now the subject of numerous restoration efforts with the aim of preserving them.<\/p>\n

The dolmens of the Ard\u00e8che, a rich heritage to discover<\/h2>\n

With around 900 structures, this heritage makes the Ard\u00e8che one of the country’s most important areas for dolmens. This department has even more than Brittany. ! Both impressive and elusive, the dolmens are sure to give you a new perspective on the Ard\u00e8che. To discover this unparalleled wealth of prehistoric sites on foot or by car, you can go to a lookout point and take the dolmen route and five themed paths, which have been specially set up in the Southern Ard\u00e8che to visit these monuments. Whether you are a history buff or simply curious, you are sure to find the route that suits you best.<\/p>\n