Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Huelva, Spain
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About Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension in Andalusia, Huelva, 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 enclosure 6 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.3483N -6.7546E controls access to Andalusia, Huelva 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, Huelva, illustrating Iberian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 3600 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3600 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1296 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension
2000–2021
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3483° N · 6.7546° W · 82 m · 3 mapped features
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic Feature
plazaPrimary plaza at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits
37.3482° N · 6.7532° WDolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
reservoirAncillary reservoir at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
37.3486° N · 6.7541° WDolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
moundOutlier mound panel linked to Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
37.3483° N · 6.7545° W