Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier
Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE)·Iberian Chalcolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Malaga, Spain
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About Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier
Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier 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 platform 4 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.0445N -4.5284E 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
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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 — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 988 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier
1975–2020
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0445° N · 4.5284° W · 556 m · 3 mapped features
Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.0462° N · 4.5267° WTholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.0464° N · 4.5270° WTholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
37.0449° N · 4.5299° W