Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif
Neolithic (3500 BCE) Sintra coastal group·Lisbon Neolithic Adrenunes·🇵🇹 Lisbon District, Sintra, Adrenunes valley, near Praia da Adraga, Sintra-Cascais park, gabbro hills, Portugal
About
About Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif
Adrenunes table hill with Praia view Atlantic. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (3500 BCE) Sintra coastal group; Culture: Lisbon Neolithic Adrenunes; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: Sintra granite, quartz vein; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Lisbon Neolithic Adrenunes megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence
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
- Neolithic (3500 BCE) Sintra coastal group
- Culture
- Lisbon Neolithic Adrenunes
- Purpose
- Atlantic coastal table dolmen (capstone 4 m × 3 m, 12 t on 3 orthostats) with quartz veins — Sintra's Sintra group Atlantic view dolmen over Adraga cliff
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1881
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif
On the ground
Structures & features
38.8030° N · 9.4830° W · 260 m · 3 mapped features
- Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif — subsidiary complex38.8023° N · 9.4821° W
- Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif — outlier feature38.8016° N · 9.4842° W
- Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif — Southern Cairncairncairn at Sintra — Anta do Adrenunes Coastal Table Dolmen Sintra Massif — outlier feature38.8030° N · 9.4813° W
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