Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Evora, Portugal
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About Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex in Alentejo, Evora, Portugal is a Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 5 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.5341N -8.0044E controls access to Alentejo, Evora resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Alentejo, Evora, illustrating Iberian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction of Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex main structure
c. 906 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex
1993–2015
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.5341° N · 8.0044° W · 315 m · 4 mapped features
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic Feature
reservoirPrimary reservoir at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
38.5346° N · 8.0048° WAnta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
moundAncillary mound at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
38.5361° N · 8.0030° WAnta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
dromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
38.5344° N · 8.0035° WAnta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
structureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Northern Annex with plastered basin
38.5329° N · 8.0052° W