Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace
Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE)·Iberian Chalcolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Malaga, Spain
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About Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace
Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace 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 12 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.0400N -4.5405E 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
- 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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1404 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace
1986–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0400° N · 4.5405° W · 527 m · 3 mapped features
Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
templePrimary temple at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.0385° N · 4.5411° WTholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
chamberAncillary chamber at Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
37.0380° N · 4.5421° WTholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
cairnOutlier cairn panel linked to Tholos de El Romeral Peripheral Dromos — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
37.0403° N · 4.5415° W