The dolmen d'Ors, located on the island of Oléron, is a relic of the Neolithic period, dating back over 5,000 years.
The dolmen's table of covering is a circular slab, 0.8m thick, as per the source material. This slab was broken into two parts by an explosion of a mine. The dolmen covers a polygonal sepulchral chamber defined by five orthostats. When Laporte excavated in 1988, he found a narrow passage leading to a sepulchral chamber defined by three monoliths.
North of the cairn, the vestiges of a second chamber or coffin were found. The tumulus, originally, may have contained several other chambers, which are now likely missing. Excavations at the end of the 1960s revealed traces of a Neolithic dwelling near the site. Recent restoration work on the dolmen d'Ors was completed in 2026.
The dolmen d'Ors is a classified historical monument.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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