Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite
Neolithic (5200–4200 BCE) Almendres satellite·Alentejo Neolithic satellite 5200-4200·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Évora, Vale Maria do Meio, 2 km SW Almendres, Guadalupe, Portugal
About
About Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite
Vale Maria do Meio excavated by Pina 1960s, U cromlech.
Why it mattersKey Alentejo Neolithic satellite 5200-4200 megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Observatory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.5200 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (5200–4200 BCE) Almendres satellite
- Culture
- Alentejo Neolithic satellite 5200-4200
- Purpose
- Vale Maria do Meio cromlech — U-shaped 34 menhirs with unique cup-marks and solar orientations paired with Almendres
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1931
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite
On the ground
Structures & features
38.5445° N · 8.0530° W · 320 m · 3 mapped features
Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite — subsidiary complex
38.5455° N · 8.0533° WAlmendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite — subsidiary complex
38.5436° N · 8.0523° WAlmendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Almendres Menhir Pair — Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech Satellite — primary structure
38.5452° N · 8.0539° W