Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain
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About Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex in Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 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 11 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.8454N -5.6438E controls access to Andalusia, Cadiz 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 Andalusia, Cadiz, illustrating Iberian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1315 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex
2001–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8454° N · 5.6438° W · 127 m · 3 mapped features
- Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic FeatureenclosurePrimary enclosure at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits36.8461° N · 5.6452° W
- Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosurerock artAncillary rock art at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits36.8459° N · 5.6445° W
- Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art PanelhydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape36.8439° N · 5.6458° W