by elite21 
We do not want to miss the opportunity to mention the great archaeological discovery of 13 menhirs, lined up in a tight row, hidden from the surface of the world under more than two meters of earth, in our project of villas “Résidence Maigold” in Saint-Leonard. We are proud to have brought to light these traces of our ancestors and to have helped us learn more about these civilisations.
An “exceptional” discovery, according to the municipality: already known in Switzerland for its formidable underground lake – formed by the erosion of a gypsum cavity, several tens of thousands of years ago -, Saint-Leonard can now boast of having sheltered a remarkable line of medioliths.
This alignment could be linked to the burials discovered in the neighbourhood. It could have had a social or religious role, and serve as a marker between projected or real territories. It could, for example, represent the border between the dead and the living, or between land and water.
The menhirs were moved from the excavation site and are currently being restored by the specialised services of the Canton of Valais. Documented before being dismantled, the stones will be repositioned in a new location as soon as possible. After thousands of years of oblivion, it will then be time for the general public to “discover” these very ancient guardians of the Valais.
