Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

Why it mattersKey Alentejo Neolithic Toca group megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3800 BCE

Period

Neolithic (3800 BCE) Monte da Toca regional variant

Culture

Alentejo Neolithic Toca group

Purpose

Mount Toca 2 dolmens (chamber 3 m with schist plaques) with anta corridor 4 m

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1871

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

2. c. 3800 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

3. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

• Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — subsidiary complex38.4162° N · 7.3678° W
• Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — hydraulic feature38.4163° N · 7.3652° W
• Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — Southern Cairncairncairn at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — primary structure38.4189° N · 7.3650° W