Dolmen de Sanctuary
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Classical·🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada
About
About Dolmen de Sanctuary
Dolmen de Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture. Systematically investigated through photogrammetry and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a principal enclosure with workshop zone. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Classical megalithic with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Cause of abandonment and collapse
- 02Ritual use and symbolic landscape
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
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. 481 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 481 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 285 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 246 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1947
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
49.7056° N · 121.1021° W · 1605 m · 3 mapped features
Reservoir/Cistern
structureAncillary workshop associated with main monument
49.7067° N · 121.1021° WEnclosure Wall
templeHydraulic feature — canal
49.7068° N · 121.1046° WHydraulic Channel
petroglyphAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
49.7077° N · 121.1018° W