Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension
Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE)·Iberian Chalcolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Malaga, Spain
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About Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension
Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension 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 7 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.0406N -4.5570E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 529 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension
1962–2022
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0406° N · 4.5570° W · 548 m · 4 mapped features
- Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension — Main Megalithic FeaturehydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits37.0423° N · 4.5581° W
- Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension — Secondary EnclosurenecropolisAncillary necropolis at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension — enclosure wall with stratified deposits37.0388° N · 4.5561° W
- Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art PaneltempleOutlier temple panel linked to Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape37.0412° N · 4.5553° W
- Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexchamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Southern Extension with plastered basin37.0415° N · 4.5553° W