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. Recorded context — Period: Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic (3000–2500 BCE); Culture: Estremadura Neolithic; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone; Condition: preserved — roofed.
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 Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — hydraulic feature39.0942° N · 9.2555° W
- Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — hydraulic feature39.0930° N · 9.2587° W
- Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — Southern Cairncairncairn at Tholos do Barro — Torres Vedras Neolithic Tomb — subsidiary complex39.0928° N · 9.2583° W
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