Zambujeiro — Cromlech Segment 3 (Évora)
Zambujeiro Seg3
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)·Late Neolithic Atlantic·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Évora, Portugal
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About Zambujeiro — Cromlech Segment 3 (Évora)
Zambujeiro — Cromlech Segment 3 (Évora) in Alentejo, Évora, Portugal is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic Atlantic. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions chamber 4.2 m × 2.8 m; mound 18 m diameter; area 2.2 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Late Neolithic Atlantic megalithic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 300 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic Atlantic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial tomb and territorial marker
- Rediscovered
- 1912
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 970 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1896
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1589 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
38.5300° N · 8.0100° W · 300 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal ChamberchamberPrincipal Chamber at Zambujeiro — Cromlech Segment 3 (Évora) — chamber with stratified deposits38.5310° N · 8.0097° W
- Peripheral Kerb SegmentkerbPeripheral Kerb Segment at Zambujeiro — Cromlech Segment 3 (Évora) — kerb with stratified deposits38.5281° N · 8.0078° W
- Outlier Menhirstanding stoneOutlier Menhir at Zambujeiro — Cromlech Segment 3 (Évora) — standing stone with stratified deposits38.5310° N · 8.0117° W