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dolmen [ˈdɒlmɛn] n 1. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in British archaeology) a Neolithic stone formation, consisting of a horizontal stone supported by several vertical stones, and thought to be a tomb 2. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in French archaeology) any megalithic tomb [from French, probably from Old Breton tol table, from Latin tabula board + Breton mēn stone, of Celtic origin; see table] dolmen a construction consisting of two or more upright stones with a third on top, regarded by archaeologists as an ancient tomb or monument. See also: Stones
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| In passing we learn about the thousand-year-old hagiographical tradition about Saint Foy, the patois spoken in the area (whose origins are in the Celtic and Occitan tongues), medieval poetry recited in Saint Foy's honor, the reliquary donated by Charlemagne in the ninth century, the great tympanum over the church's door done in the fantastic form of the Romanesque, and the dolmens found in the larger region. |
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