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Statue menhir (2000s BC), found at Le Mas Capelier in the commune of Calmels-et-le-Viala (Aveyron, Occitanie, France).

A statue menhir is a type of carved standing stone from the late Neolithic Period in Europe.  The stone is a vertical slab or pillar with a stylized human figure carved into it, sometimes with hints of clothing or weapons.

During the 3rd millennnium BC, there was a highly original artistic centre in southern France, where statues were carved in the round with single three-dimensional figures.  In the region of Rouergue, where the départments of Aveyron, Tarn and Hérault meet, a collection of around 50 sandstone statue menhirs were found.  These statues were stylistically very similar.

This statue menhir was found in 1886, along with another one that has since disappeared.  It is a monolith, and was once fixed upright in the ground like a menhir.  It depicts a standing woman, with her outline following the stone's contours; her back and ribs are also carved.

Nouvel article publié sur https://www.2tout2rien.fr/limpressionnant-gouffre-de-padirac/

L'impressionnant gouffre de Padirac

Semaine 31 • Jouer

La Route Causses et Vallées de l’Hérault

hitting some of the neighbouring hamlets and following ancient routes and highways that traverse the windswept hills and valleys called La Route Causses et Vallées de l’Hérault. The Hérault is the major river of Languedoc, and it gives the département its name. The signpost beckons us to “set out on a journey of discovery of the land of the great highways, following the trail of the Chevalier…