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This article does not presume to summarize the immense complexity of megalithism in France over a period of nearly three millenia, but rather to contribute a few elements of reflection to the numerous research directions it inspires. It first insists on the importance of finally eliminating a number of accepted ideas ; among which, the tendency to systematically classify the architecture of burial spaces in function of their “ apparent” complexity, from the most simple to the most elaborate. Numerous examples show that the megalithic phenomenon is complex, not linear. Each monument, today in ruins, is the result of several architectural projects, in the true sense of the term. The construction of a site, supposes at the same time a succession of technical acts that also merit detailed study, in the same manner as that which specialists of the Medieval period call the archeology of construction. We also wish to emphasize the necessity of addressing Megalithism from the perspective of architecture, grave goods and human remains (when they are preserved), as these three aspects are often intertwined. Finally, a megalithic monument must be understood in its space, the funerary space in the broad sense, as well as the burial space. From this perspective, a multitude of question and numerous research directions appear. Megalithism is not an outdated subjet, but an innovative one, for which much remains to be done.
Keywords: Megalithism, France, Neolithic, grave goods, funerary practices, Néolithique, menhir, Dolmen, mobilier funéraire, pratique funéraire
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ABSTRACT In the same way as the development of methods to study burials revealed the organisational forms underlying chaotic piles of stones and bones, the development of a synthetic approach of the diversity of structures and funerary practices attributed to megalithism seems essential for funerary archaeology. Through the use of models, new light has been shed on megalithic burialq/collective burials during the Neolithic.
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