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Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

Neolithic (3800 BCE) Monte da Toca regional variant·Alentejo Neolithic Toca group·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Monte da Toca plateau, Portugal

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About Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

Monte da Toca excavated. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (3800 BCE) Monte da Toca regional variant; Culture: Alentejo Neolithic Toca group; Field status: excavated; Materials: granite, schist plaques; Condition: preserved.

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

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Astronomical alignment
  2. 02Trade network extent

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Defensive stronghold

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. 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

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Structures & features

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