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Saturday 17 September 2022, 14:00Passed
September 2022
Saturday 17
14:00 - 18:00
7 to 99 years old

Dampsmesnil lieu dit Cocagne

Dampsmesnil, 27630 Vexin-sur-Epte
  • Eure
  • Normandie

Guided tour of the covered alley of Dampsmesnil

Neolithic funerary monument. Civilization of type "Seine-Oise-Marne" (5000 years). Covered aisle with a rare sculpture (five known copies) located in a wood.
Saturday 17 September 2022, 14:00Passed
Photo J Caron

The purpose of the guided tour of the Covered Alley of Dampsmesnil is to make known the history of this monument dating from about 3000 BC. It has the particularity of presenting, on one of its stones, a rare sculpture of the funerary goddess, typical of the Seine-Oise-Marne civilization. During the visit, the legends related to the site and the daily life of the men and women who occupied it, the first farmers to settle, are evoked. Tools of the time (cut and polished stones) are presented, as well as explanatory panels. At the end of the visit, a notice is given to each visitor.

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Visite commentée / Conférence
Thème 2022
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Dampsmesnil lieu dit Cocagne
Dampsmesnil, 27630 Vexin-sur-Epte
  • Eure
  • Normandie
The purpose of the guided tour of the Covered Alley of Dampsmesnil is to make known the history of this monument dating from about 3000 BC. It has the particularity of presenting, on one of its stones, a rare sculpture of the funerary goddess, typical of the Seine-Oise-Marne civilization. During the visit, the legends related to the site and the daily life of the men and women who occupied it, the first farmers to settle, are evoked. Tools of the time (cut and polished stones) are presented, as well as explanatory panels. At the end of the visit, a notice is given to each visitor.
Tags
Monument historique, Site archéologique
Access
By road, in Ecos go down to the hamlet of Aveny, take the road to the Covered Alley. At 500m, leave the car and take a steep uphill path. Monument located in a wood.
J. Caron