Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m
Neolithic (4000–3500 BCE) largest Iberian dolmen·Alentejo Neolithic megalithic Zambujeiro builder lineage·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Évora, Aguiar-Brotas near Valverde, Portugal
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About Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m
Anta Grande Henriksson and earlier 1965, 4000 BCE largest Iberia. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (4000–3500 BCE) largest Iberian dolmen; Culture: Alentejo Neolithic megalithic Zambujeiro builder lineage; Field status: excavated; Materials: granite orthostats 6 m high, mound cairn and schist plaques; Condition: preserved — roof steel 1970.
Why it mattersKey Alentejo Neolithic megalithic Zambujeiro builder lineage megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Territorial marker
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. 4000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (4000–3500 BCE) largest Iberian dolmen
- Culture
- Alentejo Neolithic megalithic Zambujeiro builder lineage
- Purpose
- Largest dolmen Iberia (7.2 m chamber, capstone 7 m × 4 m, corridor 12 m × 1.5 m, 7 orthostats with carved crooks) — 7.2 m interior and cup-marks
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1856
- Excavation
- Excavated
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m
c. 4000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m
On the ground
Structures & features
38.5340° N · 8.0150° W · 200 m · 3 mapped features
- Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m — hydraulic feature38.5351° N · 8.0135° W
- Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m — outlier feature38.5358° N · 8.0158° W
- Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m — Cairn Annex 3cairncairn at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro — Largest Iberian Dolmen 7.2 m — primary structure38.5326° N · 8.0162° W
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