Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb
Tholos da Pena do Buião
Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic (3000–2500 BCE)·Estremadura Neolithic·🇵🇹 Lisbon District, Torres Vedras, Portugal
About
About Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb
Coastal tholos excavated by Leonor Pina 1910, grave goods including limestone idols and Bell Beaker pottery.
Why it mattersKey Estremadura Neolithic megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic (3000–2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Estremadura Neolithic
- Purpose
- Corbelled tholos with atrium and passage — Estremadura finest false dome
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1927
- Excavation
- Excavated
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb
On the ground
Structures & features
39.0930° N · 9.2570° W · 80 m · 3 mapped features
Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — hydraulic feature
39.0942° N · 9.2555° WTholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — Chamber Annex 2
chamberchamber at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — hydraulic feature
39.0930° N · 9.2587° WTholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — subsidiary complex
39.0928° N · 9.2583° W