The Area Megalitica di Saint-Martin-de-Corléans is an archaeological site located in the Saint-Martin-de-Corléans district of Aosta, Italy. It is considered of major importance for the study and knowledge of European prehistory and protohistory. The site was discovered in 1969 during the construction of condominiums, leading the Aosta Valley Regional Government to purchase it to ensure protection and proper archaeological excavation.
In the early 2000s, the Saint-Martin-de-Corléans Archaeological Museum and Park was built over the site. The area contains megalith dolmen and cist tombs, oriented alignments of holes in wooden poles, and anthropomorphic steles. These features date back to the Neolithic era through the Bronze Age.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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