Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos
Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE)·Iberian Chalcolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Malaga, Spain
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About Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos
Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos in Andalusia, Malaga, Spain is a Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Chalcolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 9 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.0310N -4.5506E controls access to Andalusia, Malaga 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, Malaga, illustrating Iberian Chalcolithic 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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos main structure
c. 901 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos
1979–2021
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0310° N · 4.5506° W · 547 m · 3 mapped features
Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Main Megalithic Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.0321° N · 4.5508° WTholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
37.0327° N · 4.5489° WTholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos ceremonial landscape
37.0295° N · 4.5522° W