Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Evora, Portugal
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About Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension 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 9 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.5236N -8.0267E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction of Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension main structure
c. 897 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension
1989–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.5236° N · 8.0267° W · 323 m · 3 mapped features
- Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic FeaturemoundPrimary mound at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension — enclosure wall with stratified deposits38.5251° N · 8.0247° W
- Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension — Secondary EnclosuredromosAncillary dromos at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits38.5254° N · 8.0256° W
- Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art PanelstructureOutlier structure panel linked to Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape38.5228° N · 8.0263° W